Catchword: bully whippet

Filed Under: English, Animals, Insects, & Birds

Part of Speech: n.

Quotation: When mutant, muscle-bound puppies started showing up in litters of champion racing whippets, the breeders of the normally sleek dogs invited scientists to take DNA samples at race meets here and across the country. They hoped to find a genetic cause for the condition and a way to purge it from the breed. It worked. “Bully whippets,” as the heavyset dogs are known, turn out to have a genetic mutation that enhances muscle development. And breeders may not want to eliminate the “bully” gene after all.

Article or Document Title:
“As Breeders Test DNA, Dogs Become Guinea Pigs” (URL)

Author:
Amy Harmon

Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
New York Times

Dateline:
Fort Mott State Park, New Jersey

Date of Publication:
June 12, 2007

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