The gene that makes Shar-pei's wrinkly

[steingar]

Hyaluronidase 2, according to the BBC, who report on the findings of canine geneticists on why dog breeds differ.

 

[SCCutler]

Thanks for sharing.

Woof!

 

[Let'sgoflying!]

Which gene causes humans to want to breed for unusual animal traits, especially the ones that cause future generations of animals so much grief? There is one to eradicate!

 

[Obi Heed Kenobi]

Am I the only person who has ever thought that dogs look like the nationalities from which they come?

For instance, tell me a Scottish Terrier doesn't look like a Scotsman:

Or a Schnauzer doesn't look like Otto von Bismark ca. 1880:

Or an English bulldog doesn't look like Winston Churchill:

 

[steingar]

Which gene causes humans to want to breed for unusual animal traits, especially the ones that cause future generations of animals so much grief? There is one to eradicate!

From which perspective? From the perspective of the wolf they're all pretty much buggered up. However, there are far, far greater number of domesticated dogs than undomesticated wolves. Thus from a biological perspective all these changes, which would never be countenanced by an self-respecting wolf, are highly desirable as they've made the organisms carry them highly successful.

 

[steingar]

Am I the only person who has ever thought that dogs look like the nationalities from which they come?

Bloodhounds do look a bit like they should come from the far reaches of Appalachia.