Posted on: August 6, 2009 7:25 PM, by Julia Chosy
The folks at PNAS have been biting their nails to the quick, anxiously awaiting the release of their groundbreaking news - Mutts are more genetically diverse than purebreds! The article had been under embargo until yesterday, forcing the researchers and journal editors to keep the valuable information under wraps. "I had a really hard time not telling my wife," admitted one of the journal editors, "I almost slipped up two times!"
As a precaution to prevent leaks to the media, the authors of the study have spent the last 10 days sequestered at an undisclosed hotel. Insider reports said they enjoyed the pool and the room service, but wondered why they weren't allowed to rent 'movies'.
When finally the day came, the press release rolled out and the authors returned to their homes amid a flurry of scientific admiration.
According to the study findings, dogs sampled from 318 villages in Egypt, Uganda, and Namibia had significantly different genetic diversity than non-native and mixed breed dogs, suggesting they are genetically distinct from other dog breeds. The results have thrown a long-accepted paradigm on its head. With the diversity of dogs that humans have been able to create through careful inbreeding, it has always been accepted that purebreds must be more genetically diverse than mutts.
More at: http://scienceblogs.com/zooillogix/2009/08/this_just_in_african_village_d.php
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