domestication
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Domestication syndrome - anatomical and morphological changes such as curly tails, floppy ears, depigmentation, smaller brains and reduced facial skeletons - are commonly cited as some of the most salient traits, the study says.
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025
In 2020, he and several other scientists wrote a paper for the journal Trends in Ecology & Evolution called "The History of Farm Foxes Undermines the Animal Domestication Syndrome" that made precisely this point.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2023
But the new report has come up with a surprising twist on the story: Domestication happened twice, on different lineages of the wild grapes.
From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2023
Domestication has apparently made A.oryzae more human friendly, just as it bred bitter flavors out of many food plants.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 28, 2022
He began with Part 1: “On Variation Under Domestication, and on the Principles of Selection.”
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
Vocabulary lists containing domestication
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