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Yes. Dogs (and every other species with DNA) can get a genetic disorder. This can be due to inheriting a disorder from a parent, or by a copying error from a parent, such as a mutation or a DNA sequence being dropped, duplicated, reversed, etc. Of course, we know much more about human genetic disorders than dog disorders. Sometimes a "disorder" is actually an advantage under some circumstances, which explains why some disorders are preserved through history, such as sickle-cell anemia in humans (helps one survive malaria).

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What kind of person studies genetic disorders?

A genetic physician or a geneticist.


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