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Did dogs evolve from wolves?

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New genetic research seemingly overturns the long-held notion that dogs evolved from the gray wolf. read more

It turns out that today's dog breeds may not have evolved from the gray wolf, at least not the kind of gray wolf that exists today. A study in the current issue of PLoS Genetics suggests that, instead, dogs and gray wolves share a common ancestor in an extinct wolf lineage that lived thousands of years ago. read more

by brian thomas, m.s. * | friday, november 18, 2011 From the tiny Chihuahua to the massive mastiff, the over 200 breeds of domesticated dogs come in a wide variety of different body sizes and proportions, hair lengths and textures, and demeanors. 1 Evolution asserts that animals change through a gradual accumulation of mutations. read more

Researchers have shown that while the modern day gray wolf is related to dogs genetically, dogs are not direct descendants of the modern gray wolf. According to studies, the gray wolf and dog separated from a common ancestor at least 27,000 years ago (so 30,000 is a rough estimate). read more

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