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Even Chihuahuas Still Have Some Wolf in Them — Here’s How Some Dogs Still Carry This DNA

Among dogs without a history of purposeful crossbreeding, samples from two Grand Anglo-Francais Tricolore hounds led the way, with 5.7 percent and 4.7 percent wolf ancestry, respectively. These ...
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A DNA Analysis of Almost 3,000 Canines Suggests That Most Dogs Have a Little Wolf in Them

If you’ve ever joked that your lap dog was ferocious or your furry friend has got some wolf in her, you might be right. A genetic analysis of nearly 2,700 modern and ancient canines suggests that most ...