Ancient Wolf Genome Reveals an Early Divergence of Domestic Dog Ancestors and Admixture into High-Latitude Breeds

2015/05/21 by Pontus Skoglund, Erik Ersmark, Eleftheria Palkopoulou +1 · 7 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Immunology and Microbiology · #Forensic and Genetic Research #Human-Animal Interaction Studies #Rabies epidemiology and control

paper · doi:10.1016/j.cub.2015.04.019

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• Illuminating the mysteries of wolf history
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