What is the mode of inheritance for hip dysplasia?
Like most disorders suspected to be genetic in origin, the mode of inheritance of hip dysplasia is poorly understood. Clinical studies aimed at understanding modes of inheritance of genetic disorders attempt to understand the patterns of occurrence of the disorder among a population; that is, how affected and clear dogs are related to each other. Most modes of inheritance for the disorders we encounter are not definitively known, and some (such as hip dysplasia) are thought to be affected by environmental factors as well. We have to depend on the experts to give us their educated guesses on inheritance, but even the experts continue to re-examine and change their theories over time as new information from clinical studies becomes available. Ultimately, we would like to have screening tests for specific genes that are proven to cause disorders, but such tests for most genetic disorders are probably many years away. In the mean time, the best we can do is to be guided by the current stat
