Domesticated animals are animals that have been selectively bred and genetically adapted over generations to live alongside humans. They are genetically distinct from their wild ancestors or cousins.

Perhaps, he hypothesized, the biological changes in domesticated animals—white spots, curled tails, floppy ears, shortened skulls—were the result of an evolutionary selection process over ...

A new study on pigs reveals that the prime explanation for the bewildering diversity in coat color among our pigs, dogs and other domestic animals ... suggest black and white and spotted pets ...

A group of traits common among domesticated animals may arise when a wandering ... of traits often seen in tame mammals including white-spotted coats, floppy ears and juvenile-like faces.