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the genetic remix nobody ordered but everybody loves, healthier than the purebreds who cost a fortune
means A dog of mixed or uncertain breed, and by extension any mongrel or, jokingly, a clumsy or foolish person.
from Short for 'muttonhead,' an old American insult meaning a dull or stupid person — literally a head like a sheep's. By the early 1900s 'mutt' had drifted from people to dogs, first as a slur for a mongrel cur, then softening over time into the affectionate term for a mixed-breed pooch we use today.
- hybrid vigor
- Mixed genes mean fewer inherited diseases than purebreds
- origin
- From muttonhead, an old insult for a fool
- DNA tests
- Owners constantly shocked by the breed results
- shelter math
- Most adoptable dogs in shelters are mixed breeds
- longevity
- Often outlive their pedigreed cousins by years
alexander hamilton — mixed-race illegitimate son born in the caribbean, became u.s. treasury secretary
barack obama — half-white, half-kenyan father, elected u.s. president in 2008
oprah winfrey — mixed racial heritage, born mississippi 1954, became media mogul