[ SHOWGSD-L ] Fwd: Re: Blue GS???
- From: Holly Whitney <holly@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ShowGSD List <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 15:53:57 -0500
>
>
> Strictly speaking, no. Statistics don't work that way. Each
> individual has a 50% chance of being a carrier which has no
> statistical effect on his litter mate. Just because the penny landed
> heads 99 times the 100th time you still have a 50% chance of getting
> tails.....
>
> Sorry, the engineer in me couldn't let this pass.....
>
> Holly
> Derry, NH
>
> On Nov 21, 2004, at 1:05 PM, Salle Ackerman wrote:
>
>> Which would mean that 50% of the litter would end up being carriers.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <ELG440@xxxxxxx>
>> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 10:59 PM
>> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Blue GS???
>>
>>
>>> In a message dated 11/20/2004 8:10:15 PM Pacific Standard Time,
>>> tekgirl@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>>> Which means that 50% of the litter,
>>> theoretically, would also carry on this recessive gene.
>>>
>>> I think this is incorrect. What it does mean is that each puppy has
>>> a 50%
>>> chance that they carry the gene.
>>>
>>> Evan
>>> Asgard German Shepherds
>>> http://www.asgardgsd.com/
>>> Where Type Movement and Temperament come together
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