EP
Working with dogs every day no more qualifies you to talk about evolution that using Excel qualifies you to talk about information management systems.
What qualifies you? How many dogs have you bred? How many breeding programs have you looked at?
Deputy Dog
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Interesting Genetic Research Published on Dog Evolution
by cantleave insome interesting work has been published this month in nature and reported in various blogs and journals.
it is work that gives more evidence to support the fact of evolution.
a team of swedish scientists led by evolutionary geneticist erik axelsson from uppsala university have identified genetic changes that could have been responsible for the transformation of wild wolves, into the ancestors of our beloved pet dogs.
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Why Do People Kill?
by minimus ini know that killing has gone on since the beginning of time.. but i wonder why some people kill?.
are they typically screwy in the head?.
are they just angry at the world or their family member or their boss?.
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Deputy Dog
Like it or not. You can't live without killing something. It's part of life.
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Interesting Genetic Research Published on Dog Evolution
by cantleave insome interesting work has been published this month in nature and reported in various blogs and journals.
it is work that gives more evidence to support the fact of evolution.
a team of swedish scientists led by evolutionary geneticist erik axelsson from uppsala university have identified genetic changes that could have been responsible for the transformation of wild wolves, into the ancestors of our beloved pet dogs.
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Deputy Dog
Surely you are not arguing against something you actually know nothing about are you? It sounds a lot like it.
I work with dogs every day. You can believe what ever you like, I'm not trying to change anyone's mind. I just don't see much here, it looks to me like there is more opinion here than science. That's all.
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Interesting Genetic Research Published on Dog Evolution
by cantleave insome interesting work has been published this month in nature and reported in various blogs and journals.
it is work that gives more evidence to support the fact of evolution.
a team of swedish scientists led by evolutionary geneticist erik axelsson from uppsala university have identified genetic changes that could have been responsible for the transformation of wild wolves, into the ancestors of our beloved pet dogs.
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Deputy Dog
They still don't.
I don't see that stated in the article. They only tested 12. And that's my point. If they test a wolf that has the sequence will they now say he's a wolf/dog cross? That gene may be dominant in the wild because of diet, but the recessive side may have showed up at times (many times) when wolves are forced to change their diet.
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Interesting Genetic Research Published on Dog Evolution
by cantleave insome interesting work has been published this month in nature and reported in various blogs and journals.
it is work that gives more evidence to support the fact of evolution.
a team of swedish scientists led by evolutionary geneticist erik axelsson from uppsala university have identified genetic changes that could have been responsible for the transformation of wild wolves, into the ancestors of our beloved pet dogs.
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Deputy Dog
jgnat
I don't think there is much to argue about in that article. Finches became finches the same way dogs become dogs, bears become bears.
cofty
The OP was about the discovery of the precise location and nucleotide sequence of the genes that enabled some wolves to benefit from scavenging around humans.
The problem is you need to show the time when N0 wolves had that gene sequence.
Come back in another 500 000 years and maybe the wolf and the dog will have diverged enough to impress you.
I don't think I can hold my breath that long.
After seeing firsthand how differently Bloodhounds perform (at their jobs) compared to other breeds I'm very impressed, but I'd hardly use them as examples of evolution. Personally I think there is probably in more difference between a bloodhound and a wolf genetically speaking ( I'd love to see someone do the science) than what is being discussed in the article in question.
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Interesting Genetic Research Published on Dog Evolution
by cantleave insome interesting work has been published this month in nature and reported in various blogs and journals.
it is work that gives more evidence to support the fact of evolution.
a team of swedish scientists led by evolutionary geneticist erik axelsson from uppsala university have identified genetic changes that could have been responsible for the transformation of wild wolves, into the ancestors of our beloved pet dogs.
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Deputy Dog
DD, it would most likely be interbreeding between the red wolf and the coyote, then. If the red wolf population was getting desperately small, interbreeding with the smaller coyote is one way to carry on the "family name".
Maybe one of many ways where wolves, dogs, and coyotes are concerned. Canines are very diverse.
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Interesting Genetic Research Published on Dog Evolution
by cantleave insome interesting work has been published this month in nature and reported in various blogs and journals.
it is work that gives more evidence to support the fact of evolution.
a team of swedish scientists led by evolutionary geneticist erik axelsson from uppsala university have identified genetic changes that could have been responsible for the transformation of wild wolves, into the ancestors of our beloved pet dogs.
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Deputy Dog
As changes in an isolated group accumulate you eventually end up with a population that can no longer breed with the descendants of their common ancestor.
When I say "eventually" I mean many hundreds or even thousands of generations.
I don't think that's what has happened in this case. It remains to be seen in dogs and wolves.
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Interesting Genetic Research Published on Dog Evolution
by cantleave insome interesting work has been published this month in nature and reported in various blogs and journals.
it is work that gives more evidence to support the fact of evolution.
a team of swedish scientists led by evolutionary geneticist erik axelsson from uppsala university have identified genetic changes that could have been responsible for the transformation of wild wolves, into the ancestors of our beloved pet dogs.
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Deputy Dog
Sorry jgnat
I think I posted the wrong link. here's the right one: http://projectcoyote.org/newsreleases/news_eastern.html
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Interesting Genetic Research Published on Dog Evolution
by cantleave insome interesting work has been published this month in nature and reported in various blogs and journals.
it is work that gives more evidence to support the fact of evolution.
a team of swedish scientists led by evolutionary geneticist erik axelsson from uppsala university have identified genetic changes that could have been responsible for the transformation of wild wolves, into the ancestors of our beloved pet dogs.
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Deputy Dog
The larger Canadian eastern Coyote is thought to be a cross between the coyote and the grey wolf.
There seems to be some debate over that.
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Interesting Genetic Research Published on Dog Evolution
by cantleave insome interesting work has been published this month in nature and reported in various blogs and journals.
it is work that gives more evidence to support the fact of evolution.
a team of swedish scientists led by evolutionary geneticist erik axelsson from uppsala university have identified genetic changes that could have been responsible for the transformation of wild wolves, into the ancestors of our beloved pet dogs.
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Deputy Dog
I think we should ask this question:
If I start breeding dogs who are better able to digest starch and sugars than most breeds do today and I succeed, does that mean evolution has taken place?
Dog breeds of every kind will always be dogs/wolfs, in my opinion. Just to add to the conversation, is the eastern coyote really a coyote, a wolf, a dog or what?