The genomic signature of dog domestication reveals adaptation to a starch-rich diet

2013/01/22 by Erik Axelsson, Abhirami Ratnakumar, Maja-Louise Arendt +9 · 16 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Neuroscience · Psychology · #Adaptation (eye) #Animal Genetics and Reproduction #Biology #Domestication #Evolutionary biology #Food science #Gene #Genetics #Genome #Human-Animal Interaction Studies #Neuroscience #Primate Behavior and Ecology #Starch

paper · doi:10.1038/nature11837

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