Article
Genetic architecture of tameness in a rat model of animal domestication.
Genetics - 1 Jun 2009
Albert Frank W, Carlborg Orjan, Plyusnina Irina, Besnier Francois, Hedwig Daniela, Lautenschläger Susann, Lorenz Doreen, McIntosh Jenny, Neumann Christof, Richter Henning, Zeising Claudia, Kozhemyakina Rimma, Shchepina Olesya, Kratzsch Jürgen, Trut Lyudmila, Teupser Daniel, Thiery Joachim, Schöneberg Torsten, Andersson Leif, Pääbo Svante
Abstract excerpt
A common feature of domestic animals is tameness-i.e., they tolerate and are unafraid of human presence and handling. To gain insight into the genetic basis of tameness and aggression, we studied an intercross between two lines of rats (Rattus norvegicus) selected over >60 generations for increased tameness and increased aggression against humans, respectively. We measured 45 traits, including tameness and...
Topics
- Aggression
- Animals
- Animals, Domestic
- Behavior, Animal
- Female
- Genetic Markers
- Genomics
- Hair
- Humans
- Hybridization, Genetic