Although sled dogs are one of the most specialized groups of dogs, their origin and evolution has received much less attention than many other dog groups. We applied a genomic approach to investigate their spatiotemporal emergence by sequencing the genomes of 10 modern Greenland sled dogs, an ~9500-year-old Siberian dog associated with archaeological evidence for sled technology, and an ~33,000-year-old Siberian wolf. We found noteworthy genetic similarity between the ancient dog and modern sled dogs. We detected gene flow from Pleistocene Siberian wolves, but not modern American wolves, to present-day sled dogs. The results indicate that the major ancestry of modern sled dogs traces back to Siberia, where sled dog–specific haplotypes of ge...
The grey wolf (Canis lupus) was the first species to give rise to a domestic population, and they re...
The origin of domestic dogs remains controversial, with genetic data indicating a separation between...
The grey wolf (Canis lupus) was the first species to give rise to a domestic population, and they&nb...
Although sled dogs are one of the most specialized groups of dogs, their origin and evolution has re...
Although sled dogs are one of the most specialized groups of dogs, their origin and evolution has re...
Domestic dogs have been central to life in the North American Arctic for millennia. The ancestors of...
Domestic dogs have been central to life in the North American Arctic for millennia. The ancestors of...
Dogs have been essential to life in the Siberian Arctic for over 9,500 y, and this tight link betwee...
Extant Canis lupus genetic diversity can be grouped into three phylogenetically distinct clades: Eur...
Modern Arctic Siberia provides a wealth of resources for archaeological, geological, and paleontolog...
<div><p>Modern Arctic Siberia provides a wealth of resources for archaeological, geological, and pal...
The grey wolf (Canis lupus) was the first species to give rise to a domestic population, and they re...
The origin of domestic dogs remains controversial, with genetic data indicating a separation between...
The grey wolf (Canis lupus) was the first species to give rise to a domestic population, and they&nb...
Although sled dogs are one of the most specialized groups of dogs, their origin and evolution has re...
Although sled dogs are one of the most specialized groups of dogs, their origin and evolution has re...
Domestic dogs have been central to life in the North American Arctic for millennia. The ancestors of...
Domestic dogs have been central to life in the North American Arctic for millennia. The ancestors of...
Dogs have been essential to life in the Siberian Arctic for over 9,500 y, and this tight link betwee...
Extant Canis lupus genetic diversity can be grouped into three phylogenetically distinct clades: Eur...
Modern Arctic Siberia provides a wealth of resources for archaeological, geological, and paleontolog...
<div><p>Modern Arctic Siberia provides a wealth of resources for archaeological, geological, and pal...
The grey wolf (Canis lupus) was the first species to give rise to a domestic population, and they re...
The origin of domestic dogs remains controversial, with genetic data indicating a separation between...
The grey wolf (Canis lupus) was the first species to give rise to a domestic population, and they&nb...