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• 1    wise-weasel // Jan 10, 2007 at 8:28 pm

  I saw many connections between genetics and evolution in the movie “Dogs and More Dogs.” When evolution changes a species it also alters the genes. As the genes are passed down from generation to generation, evolution slowly occurs.
  From the movie I learned that the various breeds of dogs have similar genes for traits even though they may show them differently. Apparently regulatory DNA is responsible for this because it regulates when the genes are turned on and off. This regulatory DNA probably changes durring evolution, thus changing how certain traits are shown.
  When dogs are being bred together to show the most appealing traits, scientists and breeders in-breed them. However, in-breeding the dogs causes some genetic disorders, because when the parent dogs are closely related they may share dangerous recessive genes. When the offspring is born it may not have the dominant version of the gene to cover up the recessive one, so it shows the dangerous trait. These dangerous traits are genetic disorders. When these dogs are bred together it is like controled evolution, and a result of in-breeding them is the appearence of genetic diseases.

• 2    chattychicka // Jan 10, 2007 at 8:54 pm

  The movie “Dogs and More Dogs” really opened my eyes to some new facts about dogs. I learned about how evolution occurs and can eventually create a whole different animal. The movie also taught me how genetics and evolution were related.

  As dogs evolved throughout the ages, their genetics changed as well to display different traits. I also learned evolution caused many different types of dogs, and the different types of dogs came from the genetic makeup of the parent dogs. I learned that evolution continues to happen, meaning that the genetics in dogs are also evolving and changing.

  Also, when in-breeding occurs (to quote wise weasel, “like controlled evolution”) it results in many genetic diseases. Not only does that happen, but the genetic diseases keep being passed down as dogs continue to evolve.

• 3    chattychicka // Jan 10, 2007 at 8:55 pm

  Oops, i got a smiley face in my report! It is supposed to be a ).

• 4    progress report // Jan 10, 2007 at 10:23 pm

  What Connections do you see between Genetics and Evolution?
  By progress report 1/10/07 8th Pd, Lab Day ‘E’

  There were several different connections between genetics and evolution. In the movie “Dogs and More Dogs”, I noticed that evolution had been changed by generations of the same types of canines breeding together with similar traits. The movie taught us that when wolfs began to become more tame, they began to acquire more mild, dog-like features. As more obedient and useful dogs were brought into being, they were praised. In being praised, they would be better fed and attended to then those not as tame. Better kept and better fed dogs have a higher chance of finding a mate, hence, passing along it’s genes. With mainly the population of more desirable canines getting more attention, it provided similar traits from the DNA to be passed on from generation to generation. DNA is made of regulatory parts and protein building parts. In the regulatory part, certain genes turn a particular trait “on and off”. The more-tame population could end up with one gene on or off, opposite than it had originally started out with their ancestor wolfs.
  Now, with inbreeding, those more desirable dogs were paired up with another dog containing other desirable traits to hopefully make even more impressive dogs. Here, we change them to make them evolve into better breeds which, is good and bad. Inbreeding can more selectively choose positive traits for breeders and dog-owners. On the down side, breeders usually take 2 close-related dogs to perfect a trait. This can lead to genetic-disorders running through a family of dogs that similar traits for the disorder can trigger.

  I thought it was so interesting that the taming of a wolf lead to the beginning of the dog. I wonder if (or what) other animals went through and if it was something similar to what wolfs did. Did humans? And if humans went through those stages, did the wolfs tag along? For instance, as we became more tame, did the wolfs (and other animals) become more tame, too?

• 5    progress report // Jan 10, 2007 at 10:26 pm

  This comment is for Wise-Weasle:

  First I wrote my article. I was about to post it and I decided to read yours before going ahead. Reading your article reminded me of some important points that that I had merely mentioned and I should have had more to say about. I used your text as a mentor and I found it very helpful, thanks! You bring up some things that might not entirely be true though, for example, some genetic disorder traits are dominate compared to only recessive which I have a feeling you knew already but I thought I could let you know.

  Your reflection was more to fact than to personal opinion but I still think it was very well written and well explained.

• 6    lizardboy93 // Jan 11, 2007 at 12:03 pm

  One connection between DNA and evolution is the way they both change. When something changes in DNA, it is called mutation. Mutation can be one of three things. For example, deletion (when a base is deleted), insertion (when a base is added), and substitution (when a base in substituted for another). So when one of these things happens, the whole strand of DNA is changed or mutated.
  In evolution, things are changing too. Usually animals in the wild compete for food. The animals that are more successful in the hunt are healthier. Take wolfs for example, when they hunt, they go through _ different steps for hunting. They search, find, eyestalk, use a bite called a “bring-down bite”, and finally kill its pray with a “kill bite.” The better at hunting the wolfs are, the healthier the offspring will be. Humans interfered with the cycle, though and took baby wolfs as pets. The more people did this, the more the wolfs would change, such as, saggy ears, curly tail, and patchy fur. Wild wolfs had none of these features. And that’s one of many ways that DNA and evolution are similar.

• 7    FuNkYy MoNkEy // Jan 11, 2007 at 4:10 pm

  There are a lot of connections between evolution and genetics. In the movie “Dogs and More Dogs,” I learned how genetics can be altered to create a new species or a better version of the same species. Breeders or scientists can alter the genetic sequence by breeeding a species who is the fastest or has the longest legs therefore creating the dog or whatever animal it is they desire.

  I also learned that there can be a problem with this though. Sometimes there are genetic diseases that the offspring inherrits from the parent. The disease becomes visible when the parents both carry the disease but it is not shown because it is the recessive trait. When both parents carry the recessive trait and they have offspring it is likely that their offspring will inherit the disease and it may show in them.

  And those are some of the ways that genetics and evolution are similar.

• 8    Silverwolf // Jan 11, 2007 at 4:11 pm

  I saw many connections between evolution and genetics as I watched the movie. When genes are passed from parent to child both parents have to give one version of each gene. If those genes are altered in any way it results in a mutation. Some mutations can result in dangerous or deadly diseases. This can occur when animal breeders breed dogs. Breeding specific characteristics increases the chances of certain diseases, which makes breeding such a dangerous thing to do. Evolution partakes in this because when diseases get passed on over and over it becomes more likely for offspring to not have dominant versions of the trait to cover over the dangerous recessive version. This can, over time, cause the entire species to have this genetic disorder. Genetic disorders are diseases that are caused because of something with the code of the genes.

  Other times evolution will happen because of an environmental change. A few animals in a species will be born better adapted for their environment and will be more likely to survive natural selection. If the better suited version of a species reproduces and haves offspring with the same traits over and over again for many generations the species will slowly become that of the better adapted version. This is evolution. Evolution can only happen if genes carry over to the next generation and in that sense genetics and evolution are very closely entwined.

• 9    Vote Jon // Jan 11, 2007 at 4:23 pm

  The movie “Dogs, and More Dogs” was really interesting to watch. It showed me the similarities and differences between evolution and genetics.

  Evolution is when genes are passed down through generations causing mutations to occur changing a species or making a whole new species all together. Genetics is when genes are passed down through generations. The movie showed how dogs evolved from wolves. It also showed the different variety of dogs there are. Like a dog as big as a Great Dane and a dog as small as a toy poodle could belong to the same species.

  Certain dogs are breed to do a certain job. Some herd sheep or other animals on a farm, some are meant to hunt, and some are just for show. When people in the past found a strategy that worked with dogs, they used it rewarding the dog who had the best performance or finished that job. Those dogs who were rewarded then survived longer than the dogs that weren’t. Those dogs then had puppies and that generation had puppies and so on. Until there was the dog was designed to do whatever the job they were meant to do best. And after all that you end up with the perfect dog for every kind of job like herding, hunting, racing, etc.

  But to get that, those dogs had been through many different mutations that are normal to use now. And that’s where the genetics come. Those mutations are what make dogs, dogs. That’s why they have their floppy ears and curly tails and fluffy fur but not every dog has a fluffy fur coat and curly tails and floppy ears. Like a German shepherd had straight up in the air ears, while a golden retriever has floppy ears. It’s all because of the mutations that occurred over the years.

• 10    Track // Jan 11, 2007 at 5:47 pm

  “What connections do you see between genetics and evolution?”

  I found many connections between genetics and evolution. In the evolution of wolves to dogs, the changes that occurred were to the genes of the animal. Another connection involves Regulatory DNA, which can turn different genes on and off. This changes the features of dogs, and is why dogs have DNA that are somewhat alike, yet look completely different.

  Another connection of evolution and genetics is in-breeding. In-breeding is when animals are bred with close relatives. It is very bad because the dog is more likely to get genetic diseases. It also sounds very disgusting. Think about having a child with your grandpa, who is also your dad. That would seem wrong for humans, but it still happens to dogs.

• 11    clark // Jan 11, 2007 at 6:32 pm

  As I watched the movie “Dogs and More Dogs”, I realised that there were many connections between evolution and what we had been previously learning about (genetics). I also learned a lot about mans best friend. One of the relations between evolution and genetics is that when a child is born, both of its parents give it one version of each gene. If those genes passed on from the parents are deformed, it will result in a mutation of the child. One of the ways that this could happen is if dogs are bred with their family members. It would also be very gross to have the same person as your grandfather, father, and uncle (ew!). What evolution has to do with this, is how as generations go by each one passing on the mutations, the childs offspring will be less likely to get the dominant genes. Eventually, this could lead to a change in the whole species.

• 12    chattychicka // Jan 11, 2007 at 7:36 pm

  Comment for Track:
  Your response was very well written. It was very straight, to the point and informative. I agree that in-breeding may cause some severe issues for the future of dogs. If this in-breeding keeps happening, all of the new pups born may have the genetic diseases. Then, that whole generation of dogs will have issues.

• 13    chattychicka // Jan 11, 2007 at 7:38 pm

  Comment for FuNkYy MoNkEy: I liked how you mentioned that there is a plus side to in-breeding, that we can create better dogs. Becides the fact that the dogs could be harmed, we could create a dog for our specific needs. If we wanted a dog to be calm and not bark we could make one. It may be selfish to some people, or a great idea for others, but either way, it is a revolutionary idea.

• 14    Buddy // Jan 11, 2007 at 8:39 pm

  In the movie “Dogs and More Dogs” I found many connections between evolution and genetics. While watching the movie I learned that when traits are passed to the next generation, evolution happens. Evolution makes a lot of different types of dogs which mean that dogs evolve and change.
  In the movie I learned that when wolves evolved to dogs, some changes happened in the genes, the movie explained that when the wolves became tamer over the years, they became calmer and less aggressive with more “dog like” features. This was a mutation. The regulatory DNA, which turns genes on and off, makes dogs look very different but have the same type of DNA.
  I also learned that there is tons of variety in dog breeds. It was interesting to learn that all of these different dogs are all the same specie. Some dogs have special jobs like hunting, herding sheep, or looking perfect for dog shows. Breeders will often take there best dog and breed it to make the ideal dog. The breeder will mate it with another selected dog. The dogs will have puppies and these puppies will be a better breed than the first one. The breeders will continue to do this until they have exactly what they want. These dogs have been mutated and that is where genetics plays its part. Dogs all have different traits because of mutations over the years. I really enjoyed the “Dogs and More Dogs” movie and learned a lot about genetics and evolution from it.

• 15    iamnotjosh // Jan 11, 2007 at 10:21 pm

  In the movie “Dogs and More Dogs”, I saw alot of connections between genetics and evolution like as the genes are passed down from generation to generation, evolution slowly occurs. Also the various breeds of dogs have similar genes for traits even though they may show them diffrently. When dogs are bred together it is like controlled evolution. A result of inbreeding them is the appearence of genetic diseases.

• 16    GR1MR34P3R // Jan 12, 2007 at 10:16 am

  When I saw the movie “Dogs and More Dogs” I noticed connections between evolution and genetics. I noticed that evolution can change a animal into a totally but not completly different animal.

  I also noticed that, when genes are passed down from generation to generation that a change in dogs slowly occurs. Ex./ when the wolves genes got passed down from generation to generation it eventually mad dogs and when dogs reproduce witha different breed it makes a totally new kind of dog.

• 17    Jamie // Jan 12, 2007 at 11:36 am

  I think that the movie ‘Dogs and More Dogs’ was really all about DNA and dogs were only an example. In the movie, it was showing how when dogs were givin a spesific task, that coencided with wolves abilities, the trait would come out in them. When their enviroment and/or task was changed, their bodies changed. This was caused by the levels of harmones in their body ajusting. When the levels were changed, they started to not only act different, but look different. This was proven by a Russian scientist who experamented on wild foxes.
  The connection between wolves and dogs are linked by DNA. Scientists believe that baby wolves were raised by cavemen, and changed to become domestic. People still believe that the DNA code in wolves are still in dogs, just surppressed.

• 18    wps93 // Jan 12, 2007 at 1:17 pm

  In the movie “Dogs and More Dogs” i learned alot of information about genetics and evolution.I think that because genetics and evolution are so closly related, that when one variable is changed in an animals genetics it changes the path of evolution.
  When dogs are bred to look and act a certain way it also means that they will not evolve the same way as they would have if we hadn’t interfered with the process. When traits are passed on from generation to generation there is a slow change in the species. I think some of this has to do with the veriety of dogs.

• 19    wps93 // Jan 12, 2007 at 1:23 pm

  In the movie “Dogs and More Dogs” I also learned that it was very interesting when they explain the “critical period” because this explained how dogs are so friendly now. I was also very interested in the information about the kill process. i now know all the steps in how a wolf kills its prey. A very good movie!:)\

• 20    wps93 // Jan 12, 2007 at 1:24 pm

  In the movie “Dogs and More Dogs” I also learned that it was very interesting when they explain the “critical period” because this explained how dogs are so friendly now. I was also very interested in the information about the kill process. i now know all the steps in how a wolf kills its prey. A very good movie!:)

• 21    wps93 // Jan 12, 2007 at 1:24 pm

  sry about the duplicate

• 22    GuMmi PiGzZ // Jan 12, 2007 at 5:51 pm

  In the movie Dogs and More Dogs I found out how evolution connected with genes. I learned when evolution is changed genes are changed too. Evolution can eventually change the animal into a whole new species. An example is when the hunter wanted to catch rabbits, so he took three dogs with him one time. The dog that would catch the rabbit would be bred with another fast dog. They kept doing this until they had created a new very fast dog that would catch the rabbit almost every time. This is called in breeding, which may create an amazing dog, but also a dog with a greater chance of carrying a genetic disease. I also learned that there is DNA called regulatory DNA, which turns DNA on and off. I wonder why they picked dogs to show this on? Could they be the must-evolved animals?

• 23    progress report // Jan 15, 2007 at 2:26 am

  This comment is for “Clark”,

  In your reflection you mainly brought the subject of in-breeding to the surface. Inbreeding, as you mentioned, has some particularly unpleasing qualities of which gene mutations pass on from generation to generation that could end up in genetic diseases.

  In the civilization that we live in today it seems inconceivable that something such as the offspring between a grandfather and granddaughter (or for any pair of family members in this matter) would ever happen. I suppose for some people, such as breeders, it comes as a package deal for animals to in-breed with family in the occupation they have chosen (breeding). I have a feeling though, if you talked to them about humans in-breeding the idea would either sound repulsive, or some type of immoral joke.

  My only question is how else are breeders to breed animals, without the animal’s family breeding together. They would probably have to breed more dog families, all in all be uneconomical. Breeding a particular breeder’s dog with other breeders’ dogs would be combining ownership and make teams of breeders, not personal headlines when your dog won – for some, killing the fun of the competitions.

• 24    progress report // Jan 15, 2007 at 2:26 am

  This comment is for “GuMmi PiGzZ”,

  There were the 2 questions, “Could …. [the dogs,] be the must-evolved animals?” and “I wonder why they picked dogs to show …. [evolution] on?” you had in your reflection I think I might be able to answer. First, all animals (and everything else) have evolved over the thousands of millions of years. This can probably be blamed because of the need to adapt to a change in an environment, differences in the local predators and prey and so on. Everything has to evolve some time or another. I don’t think dogs evolve any more in contrast then any other species has.

  Secondly, the movie probably used the evolution of wolfs to dogs because it was relatively easy way to show how evolution works (compared to others). As well as easy to teach, people just love dogs. It would probably be more interesting to learn about dogs then for example; alligators. Alligators don’t make a huge impact on us because there not something we see in our everyday lives like mans’ worldly best friend is.

  In any event, I thought that your reflection was O.K. You probably could have put more information to support facts you got from the movie in it.

• 25    Track // Jan 15, 2007 at 10:25 am

  Dear GuMmi PiGzZ,
  You said that breeding a fast dog with another fast dog is in-breeding, but it is just regular breeding unless the fast dogs were relatives.

• 26    Track // Jan 15, 2007 at 10:28 am

  Dear wps93,
  Be careful incase Mr. Ardito checks for capitals, because you forgot to capitalize some of your I’s.

• 27    Tracker // Jan 15, 2007 at 10:49 am

  Dear iamnotjosh,
  Your reflection was a bit confusing because it jumped around from one thing to another very quickly.

• 28    Vote Jon // Jan 15, 2007 at 12:34 pm

  wise-weasel-

  Your response was very well written- I could understand what you wrote. I also wrote some of the same things you said in my response. Good job.

• 29    Vote Jon // Jan 15, 2007 at 2:05 pm

  Buddy-

  I really like your response. It was very well written and it made sense. I like how you almost retold the movie. Good job.

• 30    Vote Jon // Jan 15, 2007 at 2:08 pm

  GuMmi PiGzZ-

  I really liked your response. It was clear and it made a lot of sense. I liked how you used an example in your response. Good job.

• 31    lizardboy93 // Jan 15, 2007 at 2:53 pm

  comment for wise-weasel.
  Your two paragraphs were very detailed on the movie. You used some very useful info that i forgot to use. i really enjoyed reading your work.

• 32    lizardboy93 // Jan 15, 2007 at 2:58 pm

  comment for wps93.
  I really liked the way you put a lot of info into a short and easy description of the dogs a more dogs movie. Grate job.

• 33    lizardboy93 // Jan 15, 2007 at 3:06 pm

  comment for GuMmi PiGzZ.
  I thought that your work along with wps93 was really good because of how short and compacted they doth are. Also the way you stuffed loads of info into it wowed me. Nice work.

• 34    The music man...Woman!! // Jan 15, 2007 at 4:36 pm

  When I watched the movie about how dogs evolved from wolves, I found it very interesting. I knew that dogs had come from somewhere, but I didn’t know what animal exactly. The movie was really informative, and I got to learn a lot that I didn’t know before. In the movie it explains how Demetri, the Russian geneticist tamed foxes and took only the tamest for breeding. It explained how once he got to the 10th generation, he noticed that their tails would start to curl up and their ears were starting to droop. I had know idea what was going on, but once the movie told us that it was about the adrenaline level, I was really shocked! I wouldn’t think that having less adrenaline and being calmer could change an animal’s appearance.
  I also was really interested in why some dogs look like how they look. With the foxes, their ears started to droop, but nowadays, we have dogs that are small and have curled tails, but no droopy ears. I know a bunch of dogs that have straight up. Also one thing that confuses me, is Dobermans. They have straight up ears, long teeth and kind of remind me of wolves’ apart form the color of their fur. They are also a lot bigger than some wolves. Dobermans also have VERY short tails. There are so many different types of dogs; it’s hard to say that they all came from wolves of foxes because they’ve evolved so far, it’s almost impossible to go back to the very original species the started to evolve.

• 35    The music man...Woman!! // Jan 15, 2007 at 4:43 pm

  This is a comment for Jamie.
  Yea! i totally agree. It was an interesting way to put your refection. I didn’t think that the movie could just be put like that, but yea, it makes a lot of sense. I really like the format you put your reflection in too.

• 36    The music man...Woman!! // Jan 15, 2007 at 4:45 pm

  This comment is for Clark. haha! I really like the twist you put on your reflection. Yea, i can imagine being really freaked out if my grandpa was ‘reborn’. That makes a lot of sense, and your reflection made me think. Thanks!

• 37    The music man...Woman!! // Jan 15, 2007 at 4:49 pm

  This comment is for Vote Jon. I really liked reading your reflection. I really understood what the movie was about, when you wrote it out. I felt like if i hadn’t seen the movie, i wouldv’e understood it by reading your reflection. I think you wrote a good reflection!

• 38    FuNkYy MoNkEy // Jan 15, 2007 at 5:26 pm

  Comment for chattychicka:

  I really liked some of the connections you made between dogs and genetics. I really liked the connection where you said how genetics in dogs are evolving. I thought that that was a really good point.

• 39    clark // Jan 15, 2007 at 5:54 pm

  This is a comment for chattychicka,
  You wrote alot! I think that it is great that you quoted what someone else said in their reflection. It was also great how you separated your paragraphs, I don’t even know how to do that on my computer!!!!

• 40    FuNkYy MoNkEy // Jan 15, 2007 at 5:55 pm

  This comment is for GuMmi PiGzZ:

  I liked the connections you made between evolution and genetics. I don’t really understand regulatory DNA so it was hard for me to understand the end of your report. You should’ve talked about what regulatory DNA is.

• 41    clark // Jan 15, 2007 at 5:58 pm

  This is a comment for GuMmi PiGzZ,
  Your reflection was great. You ended your reflection with a question. Great writing technique, it leaves the reader thinking.

• 42    clark // Jan 15, 2007 at 6:03 pm

  This is a comment for Jamie,

  I enjoyed reading your reflection, it was excellent. You included alot of things that I forgot to talk about in my reflection. You used alot of detail. Good job!

• 43    clark // Jan 15, 2007 at 6:04 pm

  This is a comment for Jamie,

  I enjoyed reading your reflection, it was excellent. You This is a comment for Jamie,

• 44    FuNkYy MoNkEy // Jan 15, 2007 at 6:05 pm

  This comment is for wps93:

  I really liked some of the connections you made between genetics and evolution. I liked when you said how one variable changed can change the whole path of evolution. I never thought of that but that is really true.

• 45    clark // Jan 15, 2007 at 6:06 pm

  woah!!! I’m sorry, my computer is really messed up. I can’t really see what my computer posted because its all fuzzy, but if anything weird happened, it was just technical difficulties

• 46    Buddy // Jan 15, 2007 at 6:48 pm

  Comment for The music man…Women!!
  I thought tat your article was very well written. I liked how you explained everything and used a lot of detail. You brought a few topics up that I did not think of.

• 47    GuMmi PiGzZ // Jan 15, 2007 at 6:55 pm

  This comment is for progress report:
  You had alot of facts in yours i really liekd in adn actually relearned somethings in the movie. Thanks for answer my questions it helped. I would answer your question but im not really sure alot of people think we did go through the monkey to human stage though. Good Job!

• 48    GuMmi PiGzZ // Jan 15, 2007 at 6:57 pm

  This comment is for progress report:
  You had alot of facts in your feedback, i really liked it helped me relearn somethings in the movie. Thanks for answering my question it helped. I would answer your question but im not really sure, alot of people think we did go through the monkey to human stage. Good Job!

• 49    GuMmi PiGzZ // Jan 15, 2007 at 7:01 pm

  This comment is for music man……woman!:
  I didn’t think your adrenaline level could change how you look. Can that happen on humans? I also know that some people get there dogs ears sticking up on purpose. I have a boxer and must people do that it gives the dog a fierce look, but we kept our dogs ear nice an droopy! Good Job!

• 50    Buddy // Jan 15, 2007 at 7:03 pm

  comment for wise weasel
  I liked how you gave a definition of evolution and then went into the vdtails of how it works and how it is related to genetics. You’re reflction was very easy toread and I liked it very much.

• 51    GuMmi PiGzZ // Jan 15, 2007 at 7:17 pm

  This comment is for jamie:
  You actually could of answered one of my questions, maybe dogs were just and example. I personally think that cavemen couldn’t of raised wolves. Wolves seem very vicious, and at any time could probably kill the cavemen.

• 52    GuMmi PiGzZ // Jan 15, 2007 at 7:18 pm

  p.s. mr. ardito are u going to set up a time for the students who were out to see the part of the movie they missed and get to answer the questions?

• 53    Buddy // Jan 15, 2007 at 7:21 pm

  comment for Progress Report
  I really liked how you had so many facts in you reflction. All your detail and ideas helped e to understand everything a little better. You had a really great article.

• 54    I've been caught LEFT handed! // Jan 15, 2007 at 9:05 pm

  Dogs and more Dogs
  By: I’ve Been Caught Left Handed!

  When I watched the factual movie about Dogs I learned so much about them and where and how the different types of breeds come about! One important thing I learned was that dogs evolved from wolves. Native American Indians helped morph wolfs into dogs. They adopted wolves from the wild, trained them, and then went hunting with them. If they had many dogs and one was faster than all the others, that dog (if it reproduced) might pass along a gene for fast puppies and their puppies would have fast puppies until a breed turned into a dog with really long legs and looked aerodynamic, like Salutis the dog in the movie.
  Another thing I learned and noticed was that an animal can eventually change just by being in a different environment. I learned this fact from the movie when it talked about the Russian Scientist Demetre Biloneith. You may recall the Russian scientist took in foxes from the wild and kept them around people, and treated them like dogs. Pretty soon, the foxes began to bark like dogs; the ears on the foxes started drooping down (like dog ears); and their fur changed as well.
  I thought the movie was really interesting. It was about evolution in dogs. The Indians helped start the evolution of wolves into dogs, and we’ve continued this evolution by domesticating dogs and owning them as pets.
  Random Question : Haven’t you noticed you don’t really see dogs in the wild anymore?!?!?!

• 55    StRaWbErRyMeNtOsZ // Jan 15, 2007 at 9:32 pm

  The movie Dogs and more dogs was about the evolution of dogs out of wolves. During the movie I had many questions about how genetics and evolution were involved and when we recieved it as a homework assignment, I was relieved. This topic kinda confuses me. Is it like we evlove into adults and our genes change. As we grow older our hair is no longer brown or blonde it turns gray we’re evolving into older peoplr but isn’t that our genetics? So I really can’t explain the same between them, but I’m not sure about the similarities.

• 56    StRaWbErRyMeNtOsZ // Jan 15, 2007 at 9:38 pm

  this comment is to wps93. I really liked your reflection.You re-explained the movie and raised alot of good questions. My reflection was actually stating how you grow and you evolving and your genetics changing … so your reflection helped mine alot.

• 57    StRaWbErRyMeNtOsZ // Jan 15, 2007 at 9:42 pm

  This comment is for The Music mann .. Woman!! The tail subject that you brought up in you reflection made alot of since. It was kinda like the activity we did on friday. Everything was chagning they’re tails were getting shorter or they were developing fins. It weird. I think that evolution is just a name for the changing of genes… right?

• 58    StRaWbErRyMeNtOsZ // Jan 15, 2007 at 9:59 pm

  this comment is to GRIMRE4PER…I liked your reflection it was short and sweet. But not necessicarily to the point. You had the right idea but didn’t explain it enough for everybody to understand.

• 59    I've been caught LEFT handed! // Jan 16, 2007 at 6:30 am

  This comment is for Buddy.
  I really liked your comment on the movie. You could tell you really understood it when you talked about regulatory genes.

  I also liked the part about how breeders make different breeds, because it was good background knowledge. I have two dachsands and they are bred to catch moles so their body type is long, short and skinny for going through tunnels. But for now they like to tunnel under the bed covers.

• 60    I've been caught LEFT handed! // Jan 16, 2007 at 6:39 am

  This comment is for progress report.
  “For instance, as we became more tame, did the wolfs (and other animals) become more tame, too?”
  I never thought of that and it’s very interesting that other species might follow out lead. Great connection!

• 61    I've been caught LEFT handed! // Jan 16, 2007 at 6:47 am

  This comment is for The music man…Woman!!
  About Dobermans. Some dogs are bred to be bad. Breeders have made dobermans vicious so they can be watch dogs. They have put the meaness back into them like the original wolf had, so they can attack intruders.
  Pit bulls are also bred to fight and be tough.
  I prefer dogs that are bred to be sweet pets like Rocky, Daisy and Maggie…and Charlie. Nice comment!!!!!!! :-p

• 62    room217 // Jan 16, 2007 at 11:41 am

  The connections I saw between gentics and evolution is that when evolutoin occurs the genetics change. I was suprised that dogs evolved from wolves. I was amazed how a untamed wolf could evolve to a really tame dog. I think that evolutoin changed wolves in to dogs. That is what evolution dose. Genetics are the change in your genes and not to the entire species.

• 63    wps93 // Jan 16, 2007 at 11:43 am

  comment for The music man…Woman!!
  i think it is sad that people would try to make vicious dogs.

• 64    wise-weasel // Jan 16, 2007 at 11:47 am

  Comment to “progress report”
  You have written an excellent reflection!
  Thank you for your comments. You are definitely correct about some genetic disorders being dominant, and I should not have implied otherwise in my reflection.

• 65    GR1MR34P3R // Jan 16, 2007 at 11:51 am

  comment for StRaWbErRyMeNtOsZ-
  I think your reflection about the movie was really interesting because it wasn’t like any of the other articles. I also had a bunch of questions too that were unanswered. Great job!!!

• 66    wise-weasel // Jan 16, 2007 at 11:54 am

  Comment to “chattychicka”
  You have written a very nice reflection and I enjoyed reading it (especially because I was quoted). It also made a lot of sense. How did the smiley problem occur?

• 67    wise-weasel // Jan 16, 2007 at 12:00 pm

  Comment to “lizardboy93″
  Your reflection was interesting, but it did not really describe very many connections between genetics and evolution. You described mutations well along with evolution, but you did not show how they connected.

• 68    GR1MR34P3R // Jan 16, 2007 at 12:00 pm

  comment for GuMmi PiGzZ-
  I really liked your article because i thoguth it was really interesting how you explained genetics and the evolution of the dog. Great job!

• 69    GR1MR34P3R // Jan 16, 2007 at 12:08 pm

  comment for wps39-
  I really liked your article because i pretty much agree with everything you said and i also liked how you explained it.

• 70    airsoft slinger // Jan 20, 2007 at 7:16 pm

  The connection between genetics and evolution that I saw in the movie about the dogs was that genes a lot of the time is change which results in something evolving or being mutated. Also things can change just because they don’t need to do something anymore that the used to need to do to survive. Also in dog genes there are a lot of genes that are the same that just tells them what to do or act like and a lot of dogs have different genes that make them different colors or spotted or have different body shapes. All of these different genes evolved from wolves. In the beginning there were only wolves and no such thing as dogs. Wolves evolved to become dogs many characteristics were changed because wolves did not need as much adrenalin which changed their color and gave them the ability to bark.

• 71    airsoft slinger // Jan 20, 2007 at 7:20 pm

  this comment is for The music man…Woman!!

  i liked your artical on how genetics and evolution were connected in the movie. you explained you thoughts very well. nice job!

• 72    airsoft slinger // Jan 20, 2007 at 7:22 pm

  this comment is for wise-weasel

  i liked your artical. you used good words to explain your thoughts.great job!

• 73    airsoft slinger // Jan 20, 2007 at 7:26 pm

  this comment is for GuMmi PiGzZ

  i liked your artical. i liked how you used the example of the hunters using animals to help explain the way evolution happened. great artical!

• 74    color_coated // Jan 24, 2007 at 8:39 pm

  some tyhings that gentics and evolution have in common are ,when something evolves, it’s gentics change. the dons movie taught me alot about how evolution occurs. i now understand that the best example of a breed would reproduce and slowly over time, the breed would change, and adapt to what it is needed for.

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