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You know how in cartoons the big male dog always wants a piece of the cute female poodle? Well, this is what you get. But if you start just breeding all dogs together, the result looks a little more like this, generic Canis familiaris. Hybrid vigor, or heterosis, is said to be the reason that mutts are often more healthy. While it's true that crossbreeding can reduce the likelihood of recessive traits showing up, it's probably a bit bunk as a general theory, since the desired traits of each breed are just as likely to disappear. However, that hasn't stopped some anthropologists from theorizing that heterosis may be responsible for the 20th century rise in IQ.
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wtf is with the goldendoodle's name? o_O
