Search for dissertations about: "domestic dog"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the words domestic dog.

  2. 1. Analysis of domestic dog mitochondrial DNA sequence variation for forensic investigations

    Author : Helen Angleby; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Biotechnology; forensics; mtDNA; control region; hair; domestic dog; breed; Bioteknik; Bioengineering; Bioteknik;

    Abstract : The first method for DNA analysis in forensics was presented in 1985. Since then, the introduction of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has rendered possible the analysis of small amounts of DNA and automated sequencing and fragment analysis techniques have facilitated the analyses. READ MORE

  4. 2. Detecting Signatures of Selection within the Dog Genome

    Author : Abhirami Ratnakumar; Matthew Webster; Kerstin Lindblad-Toh; Greg Barsh; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; dog; evolution; domestication; PRDM9; recombination; positive selection; selective sweep;

    Abstract : Deciphering the genetic basis of phenotypic diversity is one of the central aims of biological research. Domestic animals provide a unique opportunity for making substantial progress towards this goal. READ MORE

  5. 3. Analysis of the origin and spread of the domestic dog using Y-chromosome DNA and mtDNA sequence data

    Author : Mattias Oskarsson; Peter Savolainen; Ben Sacks; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; mtDNA; domestication; Y-chromosome; SNP; ASY; dog; dingo;

    Abstract : The domestic dog was probably the first domesticated animal, and the only one to spread to all continents in ancient times. The dog is one of the most phenotypically diverse animals, a result of human selection throughout dog history. READ MORE

  6. 4. Molecular Profiling of the Population Dynamics : Foundation and Expansion of an Archaic Domesticate

    Author : Arman Ardalan; Peter Savolainen; Love Dalén; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Dog; wolf; dingo; mtDNA; NRY; SNP; Madagascar; Australia; domestication;

    Abstract : "An ‘exponential growth of science’ throughout modern history has been frequently boasted by numerous narcissistic accounts of ‘modern humanity.’ Nonetheless, ‘modern science’ seems to have overwhelmingly compromised on its original promises by fitting into an ‘industrial scheme. READ MORE

  7. 5. Mitochondrial DNA : analysis of the control region in forensic and population genetic studies

    Author : Peter Savolainen; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; mitochondrial DNA; control region; tandem repeats; D-loop; homoplasmy; hair; forensic; microsatellites; evolution; DNA sequencing; PCR; domestic dog; wolf; Bioengineering; Bioteknik;

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