Dietary Variation and Evolution of Gene Copy Number among Dog Breeds.

Prolonged human interactions and artificial selection have influenced the genotypic and phenotypic diversity among dog breeds. Because humans and dogs occupy diverse habitats, ecological contexts have likely contributed to breed-specific positive selection. Prior to the advent of modern dog-feeding...

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Main Authors: Taylor Reiter, Evelyn Jagoda, Terence D Capellini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4749313?pdf=render