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Dogs are much closer to humans as a model organism. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4068608/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4068608/
by JohnJamesRambo 5y ago
Dogs are much closer to humans as a model organism.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4068608/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4068608/
"The most notable benefit of using the dog for genetic studies is that dogs get many of the same diseases as humans, with a similar frequency, and the same genetic factors are often involved."
- hprotagonist 5y agoit entirely depends, of course, on what you're modeling. My home field uses chinchillas a lot. Cardiologists use pigs. etc.