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Do all dogs come from wolves?

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In 1999, a study emphasized that while molecular genetic data seem to support the origin of dogs from wolves, dogs may have descended from a now extinct species of canid whose closest living relative was the wolf. read more

An international team of researchers generated genome sequences from three gray wolves – one each from China, Croatia, and Israel, the three countries where dogs are believed to have originated. They then sequenced the genome of a basenji dog from central Africa and a dingo from Australia. read more

In 1999, a study emphasized that while molecular genetic data seem to support the origin of dogs from wolves, dogs may have descended from a now extinct species of canid whose closest living relative was the wolf. The dog's lineage may have been contributed to from a ghost population. read more

While domesticated dogs ancestors exact species of wolf is foggy, researcher’s have proven that dogs are genetically closer to a 30,000 year old wolf fossil, than the modern day gray wolf. Thus we can say, “dogs come from wolves,’ as dogs derive from a European species of wolf during the Ice Age 30,000 years ago. read more

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