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Genome-wide analysis reveals molecular convergence underlying domestication in 7 bird and mammals.
BMC genomics - 4 Mar 2020
Hou Yali, Qi Furong, Bai Xue, Ren Tong, Shen Xu, Chu Qin, Zhang Xiquan, Lu Xuemei
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BACKGROUND: In response to ecological niche of domestication, domesticated mammals and birds developed adaptively phenotypic homoplasy in behavior modifications like fearlessness, altered sociability, exploration and cognition, which partly or indirectly result in consequences for economic productivity. Such independent adaptations provide an excellent model to investigate molecular mechanisms and patterns of...
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