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DNA hint of European origin for dogs
Source: BBC
14 November 2013 Last updated at 19:32 GMT
DNA hint of European origin for dogs
The results of a DNA study suggest that dogs were domesticated in Europe.
No-one doubts that "man's best friend" is an evolutionary off-shoot of the grey wolf, but scientists have long argued over the precise timing and location for their emergence.
The new research, based on a genetic analysis of ancient and modern dog and wolf samples, points to a European origin at least 18,000 years ago.
Olaf Thalmann and colleagues report the investigation in Science magazine.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24946944
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...it must be the Schnauzer in him. 
