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The pretty dog at your home was domesticated among wolf-like ancestors - and not early farmers - between 9,000 and 34,000 years ago, a new research has found.
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The truth behind the unique sex-determination system in honeybees - where males develop from unfertilised eggs and females develop from fertilised eggs - is out.
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Born to a family of low financial and educational background in Norfolk, United Kingdom, Paul Maxime Nurse, was fascinated by stars in the sky, nature, birds and animals and dreamt of becoming an astronomer or study natural history.
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Lay emphasis on topics covering plant physiology, genetics, ecology, among others for better results, says Aakash Chaudhry.
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An international team of scientists took skin colour measurements from local residents in India to quantify the range and extent of variation in skin pigmentation phenotype and found that one of the important pigmentation genes, SLC24A5, plays a key role in skin pigmentation variation among South Asians.
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An Oxford University researcher has claimed that Bigfoot is nothing but a cross between an ancient polar bear and brown bear.
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The dispersal and expansion of Neolithic culture from the Middle East has recently been associated with the distribution of human genetic markers.
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The sequencing and drafting of the genome was published Thursday in the science journal PLoS Genetics.
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A new genetic analysis of hundreds of American dog breeds has found that the native canines` ancient roots trace back to Asia.
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A modern-day person living in the United Kingdom shares ancestors with people across the Europe, according to a new study of the DNA of people from across the continent.
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An international team of scientists has found that Native American populations — from Canada to the southern tip of Chile — arose from at least three migrations.
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Groups of chimpanzees within central Africa are more different genetically than humans living on different continents, a study has found.
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