"Taming the Wild" Article

After reading the article, post your answers to the following questions by Friday, 2/25 at 11:59pm.

1. Briefly describe the steps researchers took to domesticate the foxes.


2. Describe the domestication phenotype.


3. What was the "control" group for this experiment?


4. Describe the connection between WBSCR17 in domesticated dogs and humans.


5. The article says, "Obviously one cannot perform breeding experiments on humans..." Why is that so obvious? Why is it okay to perform this experiment with foxes and rats but not humans?

After you have posted your thoughts, read and respond to at least one other student's post by Sunday, 2/27 at 11:59pm.