Category: Genetics/Epigenetics
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Why Domesticated Dogs Have Floppy Ears
In addition to docility and a willingness to please human masters, domestication wrought other anatomical and physiological changes: smaller and floppier ears, a shrunken brain, a shortened muzzle and white patches of fur.
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A Genetic Link Between Schizophrenia & Pot?
Less than 1% of the variance in cannabis use could be explained by an underlying genetic predisposition to schizophrenia.
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Spouses Are Genetically Similar
The widespread notion that “opposites attract” is wrong, not just psychologically but, as a new study shows, genetically as well.
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End the Hype over Epigenetics & Lamarckian Evolution
The concept of Lamarckian evolution may once again return to the grave.