How mixed-breed dogs resolve the “horoscopes” surrounding dog breeds

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https://doi.org/10.25250/thescbr.brk735

Keywords:

animal behavior, domestic dogs, genomics, genetics

Abstract

Dog breeds are iconic, serving as familiar examples for how genetic selection can produce a diverse array of biological traits from appearance to physiology to behavior. Genome-wide analysis and large-scale surveys of companion dogs—pedigreed and mixed-breed—re-evaluates how much a dog’s breed genetically influences how they look and behave.

Author Biography

Kathleen Morrill, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

PhD student

Original article reference

Morrill, K., Hekman, J., Li, X., McClure, J., Logan, B., Goodman, L., Gao, M., Dong, Y., Alonso, M., Carmichael, E., Snyder-Mackler, N., Alonso, J., Noh, H. J., Johnson, J., Koltookian, M., Lieu, C., Megquier, K., Swofford, R., Turner-Maier, J., … Karlsson, E. K. (2022). Ancestry-inclusive dog genomics challenges popular breed stereotypes. Science, 376(6592). https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abk0639

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Published

2023-08-18

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 3 (2023): TheScienceBreaker

Section

Evolution & Behaviour

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