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Practice Reading: Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers ID: #34233 A dog
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A dog may be man's best friend. But man is not always a dog's. Over the centuries selective breeding has pulled at the canine body shape to produce what is often a grotesque distortion of the underlying wolf. Indeed, some of these distortions are, when found in people, regarded as pathologies. Dog breeding does, though, offer a chance to those who would like to understand how body shape is controlled. The ancestry of pedigree pooches is well recorded, their generation time is short and their litter size reasonably large, so there is plenty of material to work with. Moreover, breeds are, by definition, inbred, and this simplifies genetic analysis. Those such as ElaineOstrander, of America's National Human Genome Research Institute, who wish to identify the genetic basis of the features of particular pedigrees thus have an ideal experimental animal.

According to the text, what are the reasons of human producing pooches?

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Option 2: "It offers the chance for people who would like to understand how body shape is controlled."

Explanation: This option is correct as the text explicitly states that dog breeding provides a chance for understanding how body shape is controlled. This aligns with the main idea of the text, which emphasizes the scientific opportunity presented by selective breeding.

Option 1: "This distortion is regarded as pathologies that can be studied by humans."

Explanation: This option is incorrect because while the text mentions that some distortions in dog breeding are regarded as pathologies, it does not state that this is a reason for humans producing dogs. The focus is on the opportunity to study body shape control, not on pathologies.

Option 3: "It looks cute and is very popular among humans as pets."

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text does not mention cuteness or popularity as reasons for breeding dogs. Instead, it focuses on the scientific aspects of breeding and genetic analysis, making this option irrelevant.

Option 4: "Their generation time is short and their litter size is large."

Explanation: This option is correct as the text highlights that the short generation time and large litter size of dogs provide ample material for study. This supports the idea that these factors make dog breeding advantageous for research purposes.

Option 5: "The genetic analysis of them is complicated so that humans have more resources to study."

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text states that inbreeding simplifies genetic analysis, not complicates it. Therefore, this option misrepresents the information provided in the text.

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