Help support TMP


"Gene for ‘toy’ dog breeds found in ancient wolves" Topic


2 Posts

All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.

Please remember not to make new product announcements on the forum. Our advertisers pay for the privilege of making such announcements.

For more information, see the TMP FAQ.


Back to the Animals Plus Board


Areas of Interest

General

Featured Hobby News Article


Featured Link


Featured Ruleset


Featured Showcase Article

Heroscape: Road to the Forgotten Forest

It's a terrain expansion for Heroscape, but will non-Heroscape gamers be attracted by the trees?


Featured Workbench Article

The Usefulness of Plastic Palette Knives

The pros and cons of plastic in palette knifes.


Featured Book Review


510 hits since 6 Apr 2022
©1994-2025 Bill Armintrout
Comments or corrections?

Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP06 Apr 2022 10:24 p.m. PST

"When humans began intensively breeding dogs in 19th century Great Britain, they created a cornucopia of canines seemingly out of whole cloth: hulking bullmastiffs, graceful golden retrievers, and pint-size Yorkshire terriers. But the real key to their success, a new study reveals, was taking advantage of two tiny but powerful genetic ratchets that have controlled the size of canines for ages—including one gene variant that nearly vanished in wolves around the end of the last ice age…."


picture


Main page

link


Armand

Col Durnford Supporting Member of TMP07 Apr 2022 5:56 p.m. PST

I want a toy dire wolf.

Sorry - only verified members can post on the forums.