Amy2B copy number variation reveals starch diet adaptations in ancient European dogs
Extant dog and wolf DNA indicates that dog domestication was accompanied by the selection of a series of duplications on the Amy2B gene coding for pancreatic amylase. In this study, we used a palaeogenetic approach to investigate the timing and expansion of the Amy2B gene in the ancient dog populati...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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The Royal Society
2016
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5180126/ |