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Two ancient wolf populations contributed to origin of modern dogs
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Two ancient wolf populations which evolved into man’s best friend. DNA study closes in on solving the mystery of where and when dogs were domesticated. Imma Perfetto, Cosmos. The open access paper is: Bergström, A., Stanton, D.W., Taron, U.H., Frantz, L., Sinding, M.H.S., Ersmark, E., Pfrengle, S., Cassatt-Johnstone, M., Lebrasseur, O., Girdland-Flink, L. and Fernandes, D.M., 2022. Grey wolf genomic history reveals a dual ancestry of dogs. Nature, 607(7918), pp.313-320. Another article is: Shrinking bodies and shrinking brains The transition from ancient wolves to small dogs was a simple one, but domestication may have whittled away cats’ brains. Jamie Preist, Cosmos, January 22, 2022 Yours, Paul H.- 1 reply
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Dogs were domesticated once from a lost population of wolves
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Dogs were domesticated once from a lost population of wolves Our history with dogs is complicated, according to a study of ancient dog DNA.Kiona N. Smith, Ares technica, Oct. 29, 2020 Anders Bergström1, Laurent Frantz, Ryan Schmidt, and others 2020, Origins and genetic legacy of prehistoric dogs Science 30 Oct 2020: Vol. 370, Issue 6516, pp. 557-564 Yours,, Paul H.-
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