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Comparison of village dog and wolf genomes highlights the role of the neural crest in dog domestication.
BMC biology - 28 Jun 2018
Pendleton Amanda L, Shen Feichen, Taravella Angela M, Emery Sarah, Veeramah Krishna R, Boyko Adam R, Kidd Jeffrey M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Domesticated from gray wolves between 10 and 40 kya in Eurasia, dogs display a vast array of phenotypes that differ from their ancestors, yet mirror other domesticated animal species, a phenomenon known as the domestication syndrome. Here, we use signatures persisting in dog genomes to identify genes and pathways possibly altered by the selective pressures of domestication. RESULTS: Whole-genome SNP...
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