SciShow: Why Do Corgi Mixes Always Look Like Corgis?

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Content of the Lesson: Go to http://Brilliant.org/SciShow to try out Brilliant’s Daily Challenges. The first 200 subscribers get 20% off an annual Premium subscription. Humans have had a soft spot for these furry little mutants ever since our friendship with dogs began, but why is it that Corgi mixes often just look like a Corgi that’s wearing a costume? Hosted by: Olivia Gordon SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Matt Curls, Sam Buck, Christopher R Boucher, Avi Yashchin, Adam Brainard, Greg, Alex Hackman, Sam Lutfi, D.A. Noe, Piya Shedden, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Patrick D. Ashmore, charles george, Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6627552/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2748762/ https://www.vgl.ucdavis.edu/services/dog/CDDY.php https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/phenomena/2009/07/16/the-copied-gene-that-gave-dachshunds-and-corgis-their-short-legs/ https://www.pnas.org/content/114/43/11476 Images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CardiganCorgi_Sue.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Protein_FGF4_PDB_1ijt.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dinkums2006.JPG https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/welsh-corgi-gm962032096-262726982 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/female-welsh-corgi-dog-gm519917051-50224800 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/cute-dog-standing-on-front-yard-gm1013326936-272873881 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/dna-analysis-concept-background-of-genome-sequence-gm1077801014-288732525 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/pembroke-welsh-corgi-purebred-puppy-running-pose-on-white-background-gm591404044-101559149 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/pekingese-dog-in-non-urban-scenery-gm987129278-267719516 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/bassett-hound-6-years-old-sitting-white-background-gm119890898-15251641 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/side-view-of-welsh-corgi-pembroke-sitting-isolated-on-white-background-gm1041166234-278738838


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