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Dec 22, 2020 · Of the ten main phenotypic features of the domestication syndrome listed above, one characteristic is always present in all domesticated species: the feature no. 6—tameness, the reduced aggression towards humans as a result of reduced acute fear and chronic stress due to the presence of humans.
Oct 31, 2020 · The domestication syndrome. Human domestication has provoked scientists plenty of times before, with some claiming it's bringing us down as a species, leaving us weak and dependent like...
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Jun 1, 2023 · An additional hypothesis is that humans possess domestication-syndrome traits and are self-domesticated. Researchers have drawn parallels between domesticated animals and our own species at least since the time of Darwin [ 9 ].
Domestication syndrome refers to two sets of phenotypic traits that are common to either domesticated plants [1] [2] or domesticated animals. [3] Domesticated animals tend to be smaller and less aggressive than their wild counterparts, they may also have floppy ears, variations to coat color, a smaller brain, and a shorter muzzle.
Abstract. How does domestication affect the brain? This question has broad relevance. Domesticated animals play important roles in human society, and substantial recent work has addressed the hypotheses that a domestication syndrome links phenotypes across species, including Homo sapiens.
Jul 31, 2023 · Definition. The domestication of humans is not an issue of domesticity but of the effects of the domestication syndrome on a hominin species and its genome. These effects are well expressed in the ‘anatomically modern humans’, in their physiology, behavior, genetic defects, neuropathology, and distinctive neoteny.
