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Dog Genome Mapped, Shows Similarities to Humans

Stefan Lovgren

for National Geographic News

December 7, 2005

Researchers have finished mapping the genome of the domestic dog.

[1] The results show among other things that dogs, mice, and
humans share a core set of DNA.

A rough sequencing of a poodle's genome was reported in
2003, but it covered only about 75 percent of the genes.

[5] This time, "we have sequenced 99 percent of the genome
of a female boxer," said Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, a geneticist
at the Broad Institute of Harvard University and MIT in
Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is the lead author of the
dog-gene study, which appears tomorrow in the journal
[10] Nature.

The researchers also examined DNA from ten different dog
breeds to spot genetic differences between them.

The comparison could help scientists find the genetic roots
of dog behavior and physiology and − perhaps most
[15] importantly − help them identify genes that cause diseases
in both dogs and humans. 

(Disponível em http://news.nationalgeographic.com. Acesso em 21/12/2005.)

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC NEWS

REPORTING OUR WORLD DAILY

Front Page > Animals & Nature

Dog Genome Mapped, Shows Similarities to Humans

Stefan Lovgren

for National Geographic News

December 7, 2005

Researchers have finished mapping the genome of the domestic dog.

[1] The results show among other things that dogs, mice, and
humans share a core set of DNA.

A rough sequencing of a poodle's genome was reported in
2003, but it covered only about 75 percent of the genes.

[5] This time, "we have sequenced 99 percent of the genome
of a female boxer," said Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, a geneticist
at the Broad Institute of Harvard University and MIT in
Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is the lead author of the
dog-gene study, which appears tomorrow in the journal
[10] Nature.

The researchers also examined DNA from ten different dog
breeds to spot genetic differences between them.

The comparison could help scientists find the genetic roots
of dog behavior and physiology and − perhaps most
[15] importantly − help them identify genes that cause diseases
in both dogs and humans. 

(Disponível em http://news.nationalgeographic.com. Acesso em 21/12/2005.)

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC NEWS

REPORTING OUR WORLD DAILY

Front Page > Animals & Nature

Dog Genome Mapped, Shows Similarities to Humans

Stefan Lovgren

for National Geographic News

December 7, 2005

Researchers have finished mapping the genome of the domestic dog.

[1] The results show among other things that dogs, mice, and
humans share a core set of DNA.

A rough sequencing of a poodle's genome was reported in
2003, but it covered only about 75 percent of the genes.

[5] This time, "we have sequenced 99 percent of the genome
of a female boxer," said Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, a geneticist
at the Broad Institute of Harvard University and MIT in
Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is the lead author of the
dog-gene study, which appears tomorrow in the journal
[10] Nature.

The researchers also examined DNA from ten different dog
breeds to spot genetic differences between them.

The comparison could help scientists find the genetic roots
of dog behavior and physiology and − perhaps most
[15] importantly − help them identify genes that cause diseases
in both dogs and humans. 

(Disponível em http://news.nationalgeographic.com. Acesso em 21/12/2005.)

Travel update

Travel update THE SUNDAY TIMES will be reporting from all the tourist destinations affected by the tsunami. This is the latest information we have

THAILAND

Khao Lak and Phi Phi islands are still off limits.
[5] In Phuket, where the worst-hit areas were Patong
Beach and Kamala Bay, some resorts are
operating normally, but the devastation is not
yet cleared up everywhere. According to the
Tourism Authority of Thailand, the island of
[10] Ko Lanta has sustained only minimal damage,
and Krabi is back to normal. The worst-hit hotel
in Krabi, the Rayavadee, will reopen fully on
March 6. Trang province, in the south, is said
to be fine, although the upcoming islands of
[15] Ko Yao and Ko Racha were affected. More
information: www.tatnews.org.

SRI LANKA

The southwest, south and east coasts were all
badly affected, including the popular beach
[20] resorts between Kalutara and Galle. Many hotels
are ruined; others have reopened and are
anxious to receive guests. Surrounding villages
sustained damage, but most hotels are self-

contained. The road south from the capital,
[25] Colombo, may be prone to traffic delays.
Resorts to the north of Colombo were not
damaged, and all of the interior, including the
Yala National Park, is open for business. More
information: www. bouncebacksrilanka.org. 

(The Sunday Times – Jan 23, 2005.) 

Travel update

Travel update THE SUNDAY TIMES will be reporting from all the tourist destinations affected by the tsunami. This is the latest information we have

THAILAND

Khao Lak and Phi Phi islands are still off limits.
[5] In Phuket, where the worst-hit areas were Patong
Beach and Kamala Bay, some resorts are
operating normally, but the devastation is not
yet cleared up everywhere. According to the
Tourism Authority of Thailand, the island of
[10] Ko Lanta has sustained only minimal damage,
and Krabi is back to normal. The worst-hit hotel
in Krabi, the Rayavadee, will reopen fully on
March 6. Trang province, in the south, is said
to be fine, although the upcoming islands of
[15] Ko Yao and Ko Racha were affected. More
information: www.tatnews.org.

SRI LANKA

The southwest, south and east coasts were all
badly affected, including the popular beach
[20] resorts between Kalutara and Galle. Many hotels
are ruined; others have reopened and are
anxious to receive guests. Surrounding villages
sustained damage, but most hotels are self-

contained. The road south from the capital,
[25] Colombo, may be prone to traffic delays.
Resorts to the north of Colombo were not
damaged, and all of the interior, including the
Yala National Park, is open for business. More
information: www. bouncebacksrilanka.org. 

(The Sunday Times – Jan 23, 2005.) 

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