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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
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https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/female-welsh-corgi-dog-gm519917051-50224800
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