Genetic Region For Tame Animals Discovered: Horse Whisperers, Lion Tamers Not Needed

Monday, June 8, 2009 - 13:28 in Biology & Nature

In what could be a breakthrough in animal breeding, scientists have discovered a set of genetic regions responsible for animal tameness. This discovery should help animal breeders, farmers, zoologists, and anyone else who handles and raises animals to more fully understand what makes some animals interact with humans better than do others.

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