Chromosome 6 and Friendliness in Dogs
Location
CoLab, COM 280
Start Date
30-4-2026 1:15 PM
Document Type
Poster
Description
JCCC students observed the gene from chromosome 6 which has been linked to hyper social behavior in dogs. The same region on humans has been linked to Williams-Beuron Syndrome which causes extreme sociability in humans. At a local adoption center, JCCC students conducted phenotypic and genotypic testing on individual dogs. The phenotypic test was conducted to observe the behavior of the dogs with unfamiliar and familiar humans. Then, DNA samples were abstracted from the dog and amplified and tagged through PCR and gel electrophoresis. The results found that there is no (or is) a linkage of hyper social phenotype to the genotype of chromosome 6 in dogs.
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Chromosome 6 and Friendliness in Dogs
CoLab, COM 280
JCCC students observed the gene from chromosome 6 which has been linked to hyper social behavior in dogs. The same region on humans has been linked to Williams-Beuron Syndrome which causes extreme sociability in humans. At a local adoption center, JCCC students conducted phenotypic and genotypic testing on individual dogs. The phenotypic test was conducted to observe the behavior of the dogs with unfamiliar and familiar humans. Then, DNA samples were abstracted from the dog and amplified and tagged through PCR and gel electrophoresis. The results found that there is no (or is) a linkage of hyper social phenotype to the genotype of chromosome 6 in dogs.
Comments
The faculty mentor for this project was Melissa Beaty.