Genes underlying dogs' social ability revealed

Thursday, September 29, 2016 - 09:38 in Psychology & Sociology

The social ability of dogs is affected by genes that also seems to influence human behaviour, according to a new study from Linköping University in Sweden. The scientists have found a relationship between five different genes and the ability of dogs to interact with humans. Four of them are also related to social disorders in humans, for example, autism.

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