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Scientists pinpoint origins of little dogs
msnbc ^ | 2-24-10 | Jennifer Viegas

Posted on 02/24/2010 1:00:41 PM PST by JoeProBono

Small dogs the world over can all trace their ancestry back to the Middle East, where the first diminutive canines emerged more than 12,000 years ago.

A new study, which appears in BMC Biology, focused on a single gene responsible for size in dogs. Researchers found that the version of the gene IGF1 that is a major determinant of small size in dogs probably originated as a result of domestication of the Middle Eastern gray wolf, which also happens to be smaller than many other wolves.

In terms of which came first, big dogs or small dogs, the answer is now the former......

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TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: agriculture; animalhusbandry; dietandcuisine; dog; doggieping; dogs; domestication; godsgravesglyphs; helixmakemineadouble; huntergatherers; jpb; wolves
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To: JoeProBono
Scientists pinpoint origins of little dogs


21 posted on 02/24/2010 1:41:07 PM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: JoeProBono

How preciously darling. Yours?


22 posted on 02/24/2010 1:42:06 PM PST by La Lydia
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To: MamaDearest

23 posted on 02/24/2010 1:43:34 PM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: La Lydia

Sadly no


24 posted on 02/24/2010 1:45:58 PM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: EggsAckley

Terriers are NOT dogs. Calling them such names will no doubt invoke some horrible hex upon your head


25 posted on 02/24/2010 1:47:48 PM PST by the long march
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To: JoeProBono
...diminutive canines emerged more than 12,000 years ago.

Dhimmis actually predate Islam?

26 posted on 02/24/2010 1:54:21 PM PST by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: Gator113

Dog is supposedly man’s best friend.

Bambi......well I don’t have enough room here to......


27 posted on 02/24/2010 1:57:12 PM PST by Battle Axe (Repent, for the coming of the Lord is nigh.)
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To: erman

When any quack will do.


28 posted on 02/24/2010 2:09:08 PM PST by cajuncow
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To: erman

Last call?


29 posted on 02/24/2010 2:13:20 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (:: The government will do for health care what it did for real estate. ::)
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To: JoeProBono

That’s one huge wolf. We’ve had wolf tracks in the snow right up to the rear of our house. No mistaking whatsoever what the tracks were. We have cats indoors that must have lured it toward the house. We NEVER leave our cats outside for any reason. They are strictly indoors cats. Idiot neighbors get cats and let them roam, and eventually each one of them “disappears.”


30 posted on 02/24/2010 2:17:46 PM PST by MamaDearest
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To: JoeProBono

When did they learn to push strollers?



31 posted on 02/24/2010 2:17:51 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (:: The government will do for health care what it did for real estate. ::)
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To: martin_fierro

LOL...


32 posted on 02/24/2010 2:40:24 PM PST by green pastures (Cynicism-- it's not just for breakfast anymore...)
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33 posted on 02/24/2010 3:14:39 PM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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34 posted on 02/24/2010 3:16:03 PM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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Note: this topic is from 2/24/2010. Thanks JoeProBono.

35 posted on 06/20/2015 12:49:02 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW)
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