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Warpy

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6. Probably because the whole genome is there and unaltered

Reply to Marrah_G (Reply #5)

Wed Dec 9, 2015, 04:26 PM

Dec 2015

even though canines have been selectively bred to have some parts expressed over others. With sheep and goats, the divergence occurred a million or so years ago and parts of the genome in each have been degraded beyond repair. It's why hominoids and chimps, who interbred a million and a half years ago, can't do so now, even to produce sterile hybrids.

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I wonder what it is about the canines that makes them different Marrah_G Dec 2015 #5

Probably because the whole genome is there and unaltered Warpy Dec 2015 #6

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