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Sequence comparison of prefrontal cortical brain transcriptome from a tame and an aggressive silver fox (Vulpes vulpes).
BMC genomics - 3 Oct 2011
Kukekova Anna V, Johnson Jennifer L, Teiling Clotilde, Li Lewyn, Oskina Irina N, Kharlamova Anastasiya V, Gulevich Rimma G, Padte Ravee, Dubreuil Michael M, Vladimirova Anastasiya V, Shepeleva Darya V, Shikhevich Svetlana G, Sun Qi, Ponnala Lalit, Temnykh Svetlana V, Trut Lyudmila N, Acland Gregory M
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BACKGROUND: Two strains of the silver fox (Vulpes vulpes), with markedly different behavioral phenotypes, have been developed by long-term selection for behavior. Foxes from the tame strain exhibit friendly behavior towards humans, paralleling the sociability of canine puppies, whereas foxes from the aggressive strain are defensive and exhibit aggression to humans. To understand the genetic differences underlying...
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