Stories by Emily V. Dutrow

Emily V. Dutrow is a geneticist interested in the evolution of complex traits. She is a postdoctoral fellow at the National Human Genome Research Institute of the National Institutes of Health where she studies canine behavioral diversification.

Detail of the main graphic, in which a scatterplot is punctuated with dog silhouettes and lineage names, including Herder, Sighthound and Dingo.

GeneticsMay 1, 2023

Dog Genetics Reveal Surprising Relationships among Breeds

When it comes to dog traits, genetics-based lineages are more telling than human-made categories

Clara Moskowitz, Emily V. Dutrow, MSJONESNYC