| Cavia porcellus str. inbred | 
  
  
  
    
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      | Taxonomy: | Eukaryota | Opisthokonta | Metazoa | Eumetazoa | Bilateria | Deuterostomia | Chordata | Craniata | Vertebrata | Gnathostomata | Teleostomi | Euteleostomi | Sarcopterygii | Dipnotetrapodomorpha | Tetrapoda | Amniota | Mammalia | Theria | Eutheria | Boreoeutheria | Euarchontoglires | Glires | Rodentia | Hystricomorpha | Caviidae | Cavia |  | Synonym: | Cavia cobaya, Cavia aperea porcellus, Cavia cobya (misnomer) |  | Common: | guinea pig (German: Hausmeerschweinchen) |  | Comment: | Guinea pigs are the most widespread rodents of South America. They were domesticated approximately 4000 years ago in the highlands of South America as a foodsource. |  |  |  |   | Go to NCBI Taxonomy (10141) |  
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        Lindblad-Toh K,  Garber M,  Zuk O et. al.  
      
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     Nature 478, 476-482.
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