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[Mutations hooded and nonagouti in the gray rat (Rattus norvegicus): effect of selection on behavior and photoperiod].
Genetika - 1 Jun 2000
Trut L N, Pliusnina I Z, Prasolova L A
Abstract excerpt
Selection of wild Norway rats for behavior conducted in different directions was shown to affect the rate of appearance of coat-color mutants. In the population selected for domestication (reduced aggressive-fearful behavior toward humans), almost all animals acquired the semirecessive mutation hooded (h). Selection for aggressiveness (enhanced aggressive-fearful response) was accompanied by an increase in the...
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