Deciphering the puzzles of dog domestication

Zhe Zhang; Saber Khederzadeh; Yan Li

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Zhe Zhang, Saber Khederzadeh, Yan Li. Deciphering the puzzles of dog domestication. Zoological Research, 2020, 41(2): 97-104. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.002

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Zhe Zhang, Saber Khederzadeh, Yan Li. Deciphering the puzzles of dog domestication. Zoological Research, 2020, 41(2): 97-104. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.002

Zhe Zhang, Saber Khederzadeh, Yan Li. Deciphering the puzzles of dog domestication. Zoological Research, 2020, 41(2): 97-104. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.002

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Zhe Zhang, Saber Khederzadeh, Yan Li. Deciphering the puzzles of dog domestication. Zoological Research, 2020, 41(2): 97-104. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.002

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Deciphering the puzzles of dog domestication

doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.002

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State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, China
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State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650223, China
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Kunming College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650204, China

Funds: This work was supported by the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research (STEP) Program (2019QZKK0501), Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDA2004010302), and National Natural Science Foundation of China (31860305). Y.L. was supported by the Young Academic and Technical Leader Raising Foundation of Yunnan Province

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Corresponding author: E-mail: liyan0910@ynu.edu.cn
Received Date: 2019-07-05
Publish Date: 2020-03-01

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The domestic dog, as a highly successful domestication model, is well known as a favored human companion. Exploring its domestication history should provide great insight into our understanding of the prehistoric development of human culture and productivity. Furthermore, investigation on the mechanisms underpinning the morphological and behavioral traits associated with canid domestication syndrome is of significance not only for scientific study but also for human medical research. Current development of a multidisciplinary canine genome database, which includes enormous omics data, has substantially improved our understanding of the genetic makeup of dogs. Here, we reviewed recent advances associated with the original history and genetic basis underlying environmental adaptations and phenotypic diversities in domestic dogs, which should provide perspectives on improving the communicative relationship between dogs and humans.
- Dog,
- Domestication history,
- Adaptation,
- Phenotypic diversity, Domestic legacy

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