Showing posts with label domesticated rabbits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label domesticated rabbits. Show all posts

Friday, 29 August 2014

New research reveals how wild rabbits were genetically transformed into tame rabbits

Date:
August 28, 2014

Source:
Uppsala University

Summary:
The genetic changes that transformed wild animals into domesticated forms have long been a mystery. An international team of scientists has now made a breakthrough by showing that many genes controlling the development of the brain and the nervous system were particularly important for rabbit domestication. The study gives answers to many genetic questions.


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