Comparisons of wolf and dog DNA reveal that dogs have 4 to 30 amylase genes, whereas wolves

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Comparisons of wolf and dog DNA reveal that dogs have 4 to 30 amylase genes, whereas wolves have only 2. Why might additional amylase genes have played a role in the domestication of wolves (the ancestors of modern dogs) when humans began farming about 10,000 years ago?

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Fundamentals Of Biochemistry Life At The Molecular Level

ISBN: 9781118918401

5th Edition

Authors: Donald Voet, Judith G Voet, Charlotte W Pratt

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