March 1, 2010
the origin of tiny dogs
Melissa Gray, a genetic researcher, has tracked the mutation of a gene in dogs — IGF1 — that controls for size, and is not seen in gray wolf populations (from which dogs were domesticated) to the Middle East where, 13,000 years ago, blah, blah, blah…. Whatever, I mostly just wanted to post the photo.
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Hiya, Butch.
“Reduced body size has been a common feature in domesticated animals compared with their wild ancestors, and has been seen in cattle, pigs and goats.”
And Lex’s.
Oh and Ecuadorians.