Open AccessStructural variants in genes associated with human Williams-Beuren syndrome underlie stereotypical hypersociability in domestic dogs
Author(s) -
Bridgett M. vonHoldt,
Emily G. Shuldiner,
Ilana J. Koch,
Rebecca Y. Kartzinel,
Andrew N. Hogan,
Lauren Brubaker,
Shelby S. H. Wanser,
Daniel R. Stahler,
Clive D. L. Wynne,
Elaine A. Ostrander,
Janet S. Sinsheimer,
Monique A. R. Udell
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
science advances
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.928
H-Index - 146
ISSN - 2375-2548
DOI - 10.1126/sciadv.1700398
Subject(s) - domestication , gene , biology , genetics , selection (genetic algorithm) , phenotype , evolutionary biology , computer science , artificial intelligence
We hypothesize that selection during dog domestication targeted CNVs associated with hypersociability.
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