Creating a Pet Photo Album: Capturing Memories
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An evaluation of the home cat genome revealed that the ancestral wildcat genome was significantly altered in the means of domestication, as particular mutations have been chosen to develop cat breeds. Genetic range of those breeds varies between areas, and is lowest in purebred populations, which show greater than 20 deleterious genetic disorders. The earliest recognized evidence for the prevalence of the domestic cat in Greece dates to around 1200 BC. Greek, Phoenician, Carthaginian and Etruscan traders introduced domestic cats to southern Europe. By the fifth century BC, they had been acquainted animals around settlements in Magna…Continue Reading