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Canine genomics and genetics: running with the pack.
PLoS genetics - 1 Nov 2005
Parker Heidi G, Ostrander Elaine A
Abstract excerpt
The domestication of the dog from its wolf ancestors is perhaps the most complex genetic experiment in history, and certainly the most extensive. Beginning with the wolf, man has created dog breeds that are hunters or herders, big or small, lean or squat, and independent or loyal. Most breeds were established in the 1800s by dog fanciers, using a small number of founders that featured traits of particular...
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