The domestic dog is an extremely close relative of the gray wolf, differing from it by at most 0.2% of mtDNA sequence.... In comparison, the gray wolf differs from its closest wild relative, the coyote, by about 4% of mitochondrial DNA sequence. Robert K. Wayne, Ph.D. Molecular evolution of the dog family Theoretical and Applied Genetics . Click here for glossary of standard genetic terminology ...

Tell me when this page is updated Early Man Needs Dog: For centuries the dog (canis familiaris) and man (homo sapiens) have shared a unique relationship, a relationship which spans the globe and defies all attempts at satisfactory scientific and archeological explanation. Clues to the puzzle are unearthed from time to time and indicate an vague outline to the dog's evolutionary past. Just as the ...

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