Spliced-in gene lays dogs low
Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 20:49
in Biology & Nature
CHICAGO (Reuters) - An extra gene may explain why dachshunds, corgis and basset hounds have short, stubby legs, U.S. researchers said on Thursday in a finding that may also lend new clues about human dwarfism.
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