Wolf DNA seems to have influenced the size, smelling power and even personality of modern dog breeds, scientists said.
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Most modern dogs have wolf DNA from relatively recent interbreeding. Here's which breeds are the most and least 'wolfish.'
The wolf DNA isn't left over from when dogs and wolves diverged; instead, it most likely came from interbreeding in the past ...
The scientists found that 64.1% of modern breed dogs carry wolf ancestry due to genetic crossbreeding nearly 1,000 ...
Dogs were the first of any species that people domesticated, and they have been a constant part of human life for millennia.
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Even Chihuahuas Still Have Some Wolf in Them — Here’s How Some Dogs Still Carry This DNA
Among dogs without a history of purposeful crossbreeding, samples from two Grand Anglo-Francais Tricolore hounds led the way, ...
Genomic analysis of more than 2,700 dog and wolf genomes shows that most modern dogs carry small traces of post-domestication ...
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Scientists Discover Detectable Wolf DNA in Two-Thirds of Dog Breeds, Including Tiny Chihuahuas
U.S. scientists analyzed the DNA of numerous modern-day dog breeds, and found that two-thirds of pet dogs have traceable wolf ...
Scientists find wolf DNA in most modern dog breeds, revealing widespread ancestry that shaped size, behavior and adaptation.
New studies of canine genetics shed light on the diversity of dogs and our longstanding, still-evolving relationship to them.
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Dogs Have Been Surprisingly Diverse for More Than 10,000 Years, New Research Suggests
Two studies provide scientists with a more comprehensive understanding of how early dogs were domesticated as they migrated around the world alongside humans ...
New research suggests that most modern dogs carry a small but detectable dose of wolf DNA acquired after domestication.
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