Comments on: World’s Strongest Dog

By: Free Samples

Free Samples — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:12:09 +0000

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By: emlytron

emlytron — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:47:38 +0000

done.

http://www.cobankopegi.com/blog/2007/06/bully-whippets-genetics.html

By: adam

adam — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:20:59 +0000

Double muscling is a trait previously described in several mammalian species including cattle and sheep and is caused by mutations in the myostatin (MSTN) gene (previously referred to as GDF8). Here we describe a new mutation in MSTN found in the whippet dog breed that results in a double-muscled phenotype known as the “bully” whippet. Individuals with this phenotype carry two copies of a two-base-pair deletion in the third exon of MSTN leading to a premature stop codon at amino acid 313. Individuals carrying only one copy of the mutation are, on average, more muscular than wild-type individuals (p = 7.43 × 10?6; Kruskal-Wallis Test) and are significantly faster than individuals carrying the wild-type genotype in competitive racing events (Kendall’s nonparametric measure, ? = 0.3619; p ? 0.00028). These results highlight the utility of performance-enhancing polymorphisms, marking the first time a mutation in MSTN has been quantitatively linked to increased athletic performance.

The wide variety of behaviors and morphological types exhibited among dog breeds and the overall low genetic diversity within each breed make the dog an excellent genetic system for mapping traits of interest. Recently, owners of whippets, an established racing-dog breed, have reported a phenotype of heavy muscling occurring within the breed (http://www.k9community.co.uk/forums).

By: aliroses2

aliroses2 — Thu, 28 May 2009 02:30:26 +0000

Tis is a real dog her names windy theres more pictures of her if you google it.

I feel sorry for her she cant help it and people are making fun of her.

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&um=1&sa=1&q=muscular+whippet&aq=f&oq=

By: saad khan

saad khan — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:35:03 +0000

hey,this is absoultly not a real dog.

By: abbarnaa

abbarnaa — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 11:41:42 +0000

THIS IS NOT A REAL DOG AND THE STRONGEST DOG IS MY MIFFY

By: Digital

Digital — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:18:31 +0000

Since this is probably the only thread of the thousands of them without someone saying this, I’ll say it.

This is a proven fake…

Your default position on ANYTHING should be skeptic. Did you not wonder why there’s not another picture of him anywhere on the internet? Or that the book of world records doesn’t list him? Or anything?

Doubt is the only safeguard against stupidity.

By: pie67

pie67 — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:51:12 +0000

thats soo fake no dog has a 1200 pack

By: ko..............

ko.............. — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:32:32 +0000

i think this is a real dog…….mabey from ichael vick proprety

By: dog lover

dog lover — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 23:45:33 +0000

Looks like someone has been using steroids…