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- Scientists from Durham and Aberdeen analysed data from the genetic make-up of modern dogs while assessing the archaeological record of dog remains. They found that modern breeds genetically have little in common with their ancient ancestors.
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Nov 16, 2020 · Grace Huckins. Science. Nov 16, 2020 7:00 AM. Ancient Dog DNA Reveals Their Enduring Connection With People. Genetic material from prehistoric dogs shows how early humans may have...
Oct 29, 2020 · 29 October 2020. Ancient dog DNA reveals 11,000 years of canine evolution. Genomes trace how the animals moved around the world — often with humans by their side. By. Ewen Callaway. New...
- Ewen Callaway
- 2020
Jun 1, 2021 · Biology. Evolution. June 1, 2021. Ancient dog breed DNA helps unravel clues about evolution of man's best friend. by University of New South Wales. Credit: Jon Curby. An international study...
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Jun 5, 2012 · Correlating the earliest archeological dogs with the geographic locations of 14 so-called “ancient” breeds (defined by their genetic differentiation) resulted in a counterintuitive pattern. First, none of the ancient breeds derive from regions where the oldest archeological remains have been found.
- Greger Larson, Elinor K. Karlsson, Angela Perri, Matthew T. Webster, Simon Y W Ho, Joris Peters, Pet...
- 10.1073/pnas.1203005109
- 2012
- 2012/06/06
Jan 22, 2021 · A few modern breeds—like the African basenji, New Guinea singing dog or Australian dingo—are similar to one of the five ancient lineages. Most other modern breeds derive at least in part from...
Oct 29, 2020 · Ancient dogs were much more diverse genetically than modern dogs. Four thousand years ago, European dogs had a wide genetic diversity that disappeared long before the Victorians...
Ancient Middle Eastern dogs that lived around 7,000 years ago are linked to modern dogs in sub-Saharan Africa, which could be connected to ‘back to Africa’ human movements around that...