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When the term mixed-breed is used for mongrel with no purebred ancestors, it is technically a misnomer.

The implication that such dogs must be a mix of defined breeds may stem from an inverted understanding of the origins of dog breeds.

Pure breeds have been, for the most part, artificially created from random-bred populations by human selective breeding with the purpose of enhancing desired physical or temperamental characteristics.

Dogs that are not purebred are not necessarily a mix of such defined breeds.

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