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The Evolution of the Fleece

Features of the sheep's coat and the rise of textile crafts in teracted to motivate the thousands of years of selective breeding that led to modern fleece types

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 256 Issue 1This article was originally published with the title “The Evolution of the Fleece” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 256 No. 1 (), p. 112
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0187-112