ANS 42 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Precocial, Altricial, Nature Genetics
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Mitochondrial dna -> dna used to determine ancestry (shows that the dogs. 2. mitochondrial dna is much more similar to wolf than other dog-like) 4. species on the planet is the dog. Behavior of the dog is most similar to that of wolves (when compared to other canine. Great genetic diversity seen in the wolf, also reflects adaptability - greatest diversity of. Raymond coppinger - looked at wolf behavior in terms of development. Pup follows parent on a hunt: assist in hunt by nipping heels of prey. Domestic dogs are hypothesized into the juvenile stage of wolf pup (stages 1-4) Reduced leadership role - dogs as whole don"t tend to move into. Three researchers took a breed of dog (pointers) Researchers took a nervous mom and breed it with a stable dad or took a nervous dad and took it to a stable mom.