Dog genome sequence and analysis published in "Nature"

EurekAlert (AAAS) ^ | 07 December 2005 | Staff

[PatrickHenry]

I think the more critters that get sequenced, the more profound these "non-coding" differences will be. I am looking forward, eagerly.

We had a thread a while back on very conserved areas of the genome. One idea tossed around is that the more vital a particular sequence is, the more likely it is to remain conserved, simply because if it varies (which it may) the consequences are catastrophic, so only the conserved versions survive to participate in the biosphere.

[Paleo Conservative]

[PatrickHenry]

Dog of a thread, placemarker.

[Virginia-American]

...Dog breeds might end up being a good demonstration of the ability of mutation...

I've often used dogs as an example of a ring species, since, say, chihuahuas and great Danes cannot (AFAIK) mate, but there is a continuum of other breeds of intermediate size.

Remember that Darwin used pigeon breeding as one of his main examples.

[anguish]

You should be ashamed of yourself!! Posting such a cute little dog together with that bitch (it's okay to say that when talking about dogs, right?) ;P

[SunkenCiv]

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