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senior compbio scientist 🦣 @itiscolossal | PhD 🎓 @KarlssonLab @UMassChan | 🧬 & 🐕 @darwinsarkfnd & @DogAgingProject team | 🎨 & 🔬 | 🎀 ♋ survivor
Apr 30, 2022 22 tweets 14 min read
A pinch of pinscher, a dash of 'shund... a pint of pittie for good measure, and what kind of #dog do you get?
Ulti-mutt-ly: a distinct individual.

Happy to share our article on dog genomes, behavior, and MUTTS in @ScienceMagazine! @UMassChan @broadinstitute #ScienceResearch 1/n Even the most mixy of #mutts cannot escape the question: what's in the sauce? For the first time, we unravel the genomes of mutts (1500+ dogs of mixed or mystery heritage) and what they can show us about the inheritance of behavior. 2/n