Researchers find clues as to what makes dogs man’s best friend

Researchers find clues as to what makes dogs man’s best friend

Researchers find clues as to what makes dogs man’s best friend (Steve Parsons/PA)

Researchers have discovered genetic clues to how dogs became man’s best friend.

A new study suggests mutations in a gene involved in the production of the stress hormone cortisol may have played a role in the domestication of dogs.

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