Small dogs, it appears, share a variant of the gene IGF1. A group of researchers led by UCLA's Melissa Gray and Robert Wayne surveyed grey wolf populations and concluded that small dogs probably originated there. Remains of small dogs have been discovered in Middle Eastern archaeological sites dating back some 12,000 years.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Dancer's Middle Eastern ancestry
Small dogs, it appears, share a variant of the gene IGF1. A group of researchers led by UCLA's Melissa Gray and Robert Wayne surveyed grey wolf populations and concluded that small dogs probably originated there. Remains of small dogs have been discovered in Middle Eastern archaeological sites dating back some 12,000 years.
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