[pct-l] Bears and dogs genomes

[Tortoise73 at charter.net (Tortoise)]

As I recall, domestic dogs are derived from wolves; and dogs and wolves 
can interbreed. So i think that that makes wolves the closest genetic 
relative of dogs.

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Tortoise

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Corky Corcoran wrote:
> "To go after genomic data, Rubin?s team simply sequenced all the pieces 
> of DNA in a sample ? most of which ended up being from microbes ? then 
> separated out what DNA belonged to the bear by matching it to the known 
> dog genome.
> 
> "The full bear genome has not been sequenced, but bears and dogs have 
> similar DNA ? having diverged about 50 million years ago. Out of a few 
> million base pairs, the scientists identified less than six percent that 
> was from bear DNA. The results were reported in the June 2 online 
> edition of the journal Science."
> 
> http://www.livescience.com/othernews/050607_cave_bear.html
> 
> Grizzlies are well-known for their unpredictability, friendly one moment 
> and homocidal the next.  As are male elephants.  Being around one of 
> them is like having a gun pointed at you.  May never be a problem.  Or, 
> it could go off at any time for any reason.  Same with some breeds of 
> dogs, to be around them is to be exposed to mortal danger.  However, as 
> with grizzlies, they WILL attack, when being the only question.  Too 
> much of a risk to which to expose people.  And I'm a dog person, live 
> with two, backpack with one.  He carries a pack, which helps his old and 
> feeble owner.
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