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In one instance, material once referred to four genera and seven species on the basis of differences in molar shape is now thought to represent differently aged individuals of a single species, Cardiatherium paranense.

This is consistent with the hypothesis that hybrid molar shape is at least partly controlled by a cumulative effect of the two parental genomes - a result that can only be confirmed by further study of hybrids of known parental origin.

In our study, captive specimens are clearly distinct in terms of their molar shape, but are closer to wild boar than to domestic pigs in this respect.

The first hypothesis implies that the domestic signature (as manifested by molar shape) could be (at least partially) a reversible process.

In 2d, when molar ratio was 1 : 8, the GNPs are mainly aggregated bundles and shape was not spheres with length around 50 90 nm and width around 25 50 nm.

Thus molar shape in Eurasian wild boar populations is biogeographically structured into clearly defined Western and Eastern clusters, most likely reflecting intensive selection within their most recent glacial refugia.

The only exception is the M3, for which domestic pigs are more diverse in molar shape than wild boar (Table  2) – with a mean shape distance of 0.05 for domestic pigs and 0.04 for wild boar.> -wrap-foot> The Khi values of the Fligner-Killeen test are provided along with the corresponding probability (p).

The Corsican and Sardinian wild populations are closer in molar shape to mainland wild boar (with the exception of the M2 [Table  4]) and interestingly show especially close shape similarities with North-African wild boar.

Initially, rod or triangle shapes were observed for lower DMAB molar (0.033 and 0.066 mM), but a change in the shape to hexagonal or spherical were observed when DMAB molar was increased (0.66 or 6.66 mM, respectively).

Our results reveal two main groups of Eurasian wild boar based on molar shape.

In addition to molar size differences, wild and domestic pigs also appear to differ in molar shape - with proportionally narrower (and occasionally longer) teeth found in wild boar.