Editor's Blog
August 28, 2009
Just three genes account for the coat types that make canine pets so diverse. A team of researchers reports in the journal Science that different combinations of these genes account for all of the various textures.
The research could aid the study of the causes of genetic diseases that affect both dogs and humans.
The team was led by Elaine Ostrander from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) in Bethesda, US.
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I think most of the dogs and cats structure are from the similar group just few difference of the structure cause due the generations as quite a big similarity can be seen in the white fur cat and the Pomeranian dogs even there faces body type and body structure are the same the only difference is there voice and behavior.