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Published online 7 December 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news051205-6

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Boxer bares all

Complete dog DNA sequence gives paws for thought.

Our faithful, four-legged friends may prove their use once again, now geneticists have the data to study canine quirks.

Today, researchers published the full genetic code of a 12-year-old boxer named Tasha.

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