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Genetic differences in Chernobyl dogs may not be down to radiation, new study suggests

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Scientists have been looking at the genetic differences of dogs living near in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone ( CEZ ) near Pripyat in Ukraine .

A previous study looked at genetic variants in the genomes of dogs near the abandoned plant, identifying 391 outlier DNA segments that differed between two populations.

For the new study, researchers analyzed the dogs’ genomes deeper to find evidence of mutations that could have built up over time.

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