Author:
D. Andrew Merriwether

Date of Publication:
2013

Publication:
North Sound Alpaca Association

Excerpt:
I have started a DNA bank for future use mapping potentially genetic diseases and phenotypic traits in alpacas and other camelids. Now that the alpaca genome project is completed, and the first alpaca genome has been completely sequenced, we can really dive into finding the genes involved in camelid health, disease, and various phenotypes of interest to breeders.

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