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9 summaries matching “dog” in Felid Genetics & Evolution
Comparative Analysis of the Domestic Cat Genome Reveals Signatures of Domestication
PaperThis study produced an improved domestic cat genome assembly and compared it with wildcats and other mammals to find molecular footprints of domestication. The authors identified selection signals in…
Michael J. Montague, Wesley C. Warren, Stephen J. O'Brien, et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2014
Endogenous Retrovirus Insertion in KIT Determines White Spotting in Cats
PaperThis study identified the molecular cause of the dominant white and white-spotting coat patterns in domestic cats, mapping both to the KIT gene that governs the migration of pigment-cell precursors du…
Victor A. David, Marilyn Menotti-Raymond, et al. · G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics · 2014
Initial Sequence and Comparative Analysis of the Cat Genome
PaperThis paper reported the first draft genome of the domestic cat, sequenced at modest coverage from an Abyssinian cat named Cinnamon. Despite the light sequencing, the authors leveraged comparative mapp…
Joan U. Pontius, Stephen J. O'Brien, et al. · Genome Research · 2007
Research overview: behavioral genetics of cat domestication and tameness
OverviewDomestication reshaped cat behavior, reducing fear of humans and increasing tolerance and sociability, and genetics is beginning to reveal the underlying changes. This overview surveys evidence that s…
Research overview: complete mitochondrial genomes across the Felidae
OverviewComplete mitochondrial genomes have been sequenced for most cat species, providing a standardized dataset for phylogenetics, phylogeography, and species identification. This overview surveys the assem…
Research overview: endogenous retroviruses in cat genomes
OverviewFeline genomes carry endogenous retroviruses, the genomic remnants of ancient viral infections, and the related infectious feline leukemia virus, which together offer insights into host-virus coevolut…
Research overview: host-virus coevolution in felids
OverviewCats are hosts to feline immunodeficiency virus, feline leukemia virus, and other pathogens whose long association has left marks on both host and viral genomes. This overview surveys how these viruse…
Research overview: loss of sweet-taste perception in felids
OverviewCats are famously indifferent to sweetness, and genetics revealed why: they carry a pseudogenized sweet-taste receptor gene that no longer produces a functional receptor. This overview surveys the dis…
Research overview: mitochondrial DNA in felid phylogenetics
OverviewMitochondrial DNA, with its maternal inheritance, high copy number, and relatively fast evolution, was central to the first molecular phylogenies and phylogeographic studies of cats. This overview sur…