Interestingly dogs are known to be man's best friend and the faithful companions on whom a human can depend upon. They live with us play with us and even sleep with us. But how did a once fearsome wolf-like animal evolved over tens of thousands of years to become beloved members of a family? Through the power of genomics scientists at the University of Michigan compared the DNA of a dog and wolf to identify the genes involved in domestication. The research identified that in some places the DNAs didn't appear to match. The researchers used statistical methods to tease out
