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Thousands of genomes reveal the wild wolf genes in most dogs’ DNA

  • Written by Audrey T. Lin, Research Associate in Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution
imageModern wolves and dogs both descend from an ancient wolf population that lived alongside woolly mammoths and cave bears.Iza Lyson/500px Prime via Getty Images

Dogs were the first of any species that people domesticated, and they have been a constant part of human life for millennia. Domesticated species are the plants and animals that have evolved...

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