A new analysis helps to unravel the mystery of the Australian dingo’s origins by showing that it is probably descended from a wild dog rather than a domestic breed
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The dingo is a type of dog that arrived in Australia around 5000 to 8500 years ago and now roams wild in most of the country. Some researchers believe it is descended from an ancient domestic dog breed that was introduced by Asian seafarers and then turned wild. Others, however, question whether dingoes’ ancestors were ever domesticated.
They discovered that the dingo differs substantially from these breeds and is a genetic intermediate between domestic dogs and wild wolves. There is more genetic variation between dingoes and domestic dogs than there is between any two human populations, says Ballard.
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