Arctic-adapted dogs emerged at the Pleistocene–Holocene transition
Sinding, Mikkel-Holger S. ; Jordan, Peter LU
; Marques-Bonet, Tomas
; Hansen, Anders Johannes
and Gilbert, M. Thomas P.
(2020)
In Science (New York, N.Y.)
368(6498).
p.1495-1499
- Abstract
- 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... (More)
- 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 genes that potentially relate to Arctic adaptation were established by 9500 years ago. (Less)
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- Sinding, Mikkel-Holger S.
; Jordan, Peter
LU
; Marques-Bonet, Tomas
; Hansen, Anders Johannes
and Gilbert, M. Thomas P.
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- 2020-06-26
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- Science (New York, N.Y.)
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- 368
- issue
- 6498
- pages
- 5 pages
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- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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- pmid:32587022
- scopus:85087138622
- ISSN
- 1095-9203
- DOI
- 10.1126/science.aaz8599
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- POSTGLACIAL: Comparative Perspectives on Cultural Responses to Postglacial Warming in Northern Eurasia
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