grenzehund Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 An article (here) in the NYTimes reports that analysis of the canine genome has led researchers to conclude that the domestication of the dog occurred in the Middle East. (The scientific article appears in Nature.) An amusing quote: "Dr. Wayne [a primary researcher] was surprised to find that all the herding dogs grouped together, as did all the sight hounds and the scent hounds, making a perfect match between dogs’ various functions and the branches on the genetic tree. “I thought there would be many ways to build a herding dog and that they’d come from all over the tree, but there are not,” Dr. Wayne said." Susan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnLloydJones Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 An article (here) in the NYTimes reports that analysis of the canine genome has led researchers to conclude that the domestication of the dog occurred in the Middle East. (The scientific article appears in Nature.) As usual, Terrierman has url=http://terriermandotcom.blogspot.com/2010/03/dog-origins-we-have-no-idea-say.html]something interesting to say[/url] on the subject. This new analysis by Wayne is considerably more extensive than the Swedish study Terrierman also references, so I would assume it carries more weight. Wayne does note that some breeds do appear to have Asian wolf influence as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.