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It's nice that Basepaws is apparently providing some kind of sponsorship to TCS (??), but it's unfortunate that they provide little to no information about how they arrive at their results.
Real research labs, such as UC Davis Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, have been providing genetic tests for cats for many years. These tests are backed by actual research and their methodology is transparent.
Basepaws claims:
"Breed markers are a very important part of our report and we’re the only company who does this."
"We run the sequenced DNA through the database and calculate how closely related the cats are to select cat breeds and wildcats."
Real research labs, such as UC Davis Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, have been providing genetic tests for cats for many years. These tests are backed by actual research and their methodology is transparent.
Basepaws claims:
"Breed markers are a very important part of our report and we’re the only company who does this."
It is misleading to say "we're the only company who does this." UC Davis VGL offers a research based Cat Ancestry test, where sample DNA is matched to data collected over many years from actual pedigreed cats of a large number of breeds, as well as random bred cats from different areas of the world.
Cat Ancestry
Cat Ancestry
"We run the sequenced DNA through the database and calculate how closely related the cats are to select cat breeds and wildcats."
Where is Basepaws getting their data on cat breed DNA? There is no information about that on Basepaws' site. Are they just taking samples and assigning them to breeds based on the owners' guesses of their cat's breed?
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