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Domestication Genetics: Why Every Tamed Animal Shares the Same Traits and Behaviour
The Fox Experiment That Changed EverythingIn 1959, Soviet geneticist Dmitry Belyaev began selectively breeding silver foxes in Siberia for one trait alone: tolerance of humans. Within ten generations, something unexpected happened. The foxes didn't just become calmer. They developed floppy ears, curled tails, piebald colouring, and shorter snouts. Nobody bred…
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