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Artificial Selection Drives SNPs of Olfactory Receptor Genes into Different Working Traits in Labrador Retrievers.
Genetics research - 1 Jan 2022
Yang Min, Zhang Han-Xin, Geng Guang-Jun, Wang Fu-Jin, Liu Cheng-Wu, Liu Jian-Li
Abstract excerpt
Labs as guide dogs or sniffer dogs in usage have been introduced into China for more than 20 years. These two types of working dogs own blunt or acute olfactory senses, which have been obtained by artificial selection in relatively closed populations. In order to attain stable olfactory attributes and meet use-oriented demands, Chinese breeders keep doing the same artificial selection. Though olfactory behavior...
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