The origin of dachshunds and other dogs with short legs
Posted on | August 12, 2009 | No Comments
This is interesting:
A single evolutionary event appears to explain the short, curved legs that characterize all of today’s dachshunds, corgis, basset hounds and at least 16 other breeds of dogs, a team led by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health, reported today.
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