Open Thread, 9/29/2013

Discover insights from the Canine Feline Genomics Conference about dog breed variations and correlated allele frequency differences.

Written byRazib Khan

2013-09-30T07:14:41 | 1 min read

Back from Canine Feline Genomics Conference. Turns out most variation between dog breeds may be due to correlated allele frequency differences, not fixed ones (i.e., Lewontin's Fallacy applies to dogs too!).

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