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Archive of Issues by Date. Bio-Tech Info - Ecological Risks. Welcome - GeneBase.com. Dog Genome Mapped, Shows Similarities to Humans. December 7, 2005 Researchers have finished mapping the genome of the domestic dog. The results show among other things that dogs, mice, and humans share a core set of DNA. A rough sequencing of a poodle's genome was reported in 2003, but it covered only about 75 percent of the genes.

This time, "we have sequenced 99 percent of the genome of a female boxer," said Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, a geneticist at the Broad Institute of Harvard University and MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The researchers also examined DNA from ten different dog breeds to spot genetic differences between them. The comparison could help scientists find the genetic roots of dog behavior and physiology and—perhaps most importantly—help them identify genes that cause diseases in both dogs and humans. Dogs, Mice, and Humans The researchers obtained the gene data from Tasha, a female boxer picked from a selection of dogs made available by breeding clubs and veterinary schools. Genetic Catalog May Aid Search for Roots of Disease. Genome News Network - Home. Ybase :: genealogy by numbers. The Genographic Project - Human Migration, Population Genetics, Maps, DNA.