USA Today: Does your dog seem a bit wolfy? A new study explains why. Does your dog seem a bit wolfy?

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A new study explains why. MSN: Thousands of genomes reveal the wild wolf genes in most dogs’ DNA Thousands of genomes reveal the wild wolf genes in most dogs’ DNA The Conversation: Thousands of genomes reveal the wild wolf genes in most dogs’ DNA dog, (Canis lupus familiaris), domestic mammal of the family Canidae (order Carnivora). It is a subspecies of the gray wolf (Canis lupus) and is related to foxes and jackals. The dog is one of the two most ubiquitous and most popular domestic animals in the world (the cat is the other).

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Researchers at the New York-based American Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of ...