You keep saying modifiers. What are modifiers?
That is the kicker, because GSDs have LOTS of them. To simplify it as much as possible (and again, this means there’s a lot more to say here, we’re going for “good basic knowledge”), we are going to say there are modifiers that control depth of...
Since this is apparently a point of huge interest and more than a little confusion, let’s shine some light.
Generally, people think of genetics like mixing paint. A little of mom, a little of dad, stir it up and baby comes out a mix. Then, in basic biology we learn about Mendel, and Punnet...