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		helpfulmandrill on Dec 3, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Study: Most Dog Breeds Highly Inbred Isn't that how you get a dog breed?

h2odragon on Dec 3, 2021 [–]

Line breeding is almost necessary for trait stabilization, yes. Lots of culls. When the "breed standards" market values looks over anything else for 50yr+, you get... what we got now.

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