Portuguese water dogs have evolved to spend a lot of time in water and thus have webbed feet. What process does not occur in these dogs but does occur in other dogs that do not have webbed feet?

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Apoptosis, or programmed cell death, is reduced in the development of webbed feet in Portuguese water dogs compared to other dogs where more apoptosis would occur between the toes, leading to the separation of digits.

Portuguese Water Dogs Have Evolved to Spend a Lot of Time