Dillon team identifies natural selection and genetic drift as drivers
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Analysis of whole-genome sequence data from 106 dogs sampled between 2018 and 2019 revealed that genetic differences are concentrated in genomic regions near genes associated with cancer, cellular function, infectious diseases, and immune response. The differentiation appears driven by natural selection and genetic drift rather than random chance alone.
“This [new study] ties up some of the loose ends from our previous work, where in characterizing the population's genetic structure we found that while these two dog groups are geographically very close, they have a very high degree of genetic difference, and those differences aren't due to mutation.”
Megan DillonMegan Dillon Population geneticist, lead authorNorth Carolina State University research team Research institution
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This will probably have to be a very long term project. The dogs living there have a short life span mostly from being wild. With the biggest factors as starvation and exposure to the elements and injury. Cancer from radiation at these level wouldn't start to have evolutionary pressure till older age. There are still some dogs that probably get to…
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