Information about the genetic architecture of phenotypic traits is fundamental to our understanding of how these traits evolve. By revealing the number and effect size of the loci controlling ...

“On the one hand, selection for these traits probably started much sooner than selection for morphological traits, likely hundreds to thousands of years ago, when dogs might have been selected for ...

This new study uses model selection methods available only in the last several years and is an excellent example of an emerging revolution in scientific inquiry as new techniques are used to breathe ...

Domesticated animals are animals that have been selectively bred and genetically adapted over generations to live alongside humans. They are genetically distinct from their wild ancestors or cousins.