The domestication of the dog was the process which led to the domestic dog. This included the dog's genetic divergence from the wolf, its domestication, and the emergence of the first dogs. Genetic studies suggest … See more

Dogs domesticated in East Asia
Savolainen looking at mitochondrial DNA shows that an initial phase of dog domestication began in China or Southeast Asia … See more

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• Domesticated silver fox, a rare domesticated canine derived from a melanistic population of the red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
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Genetic studies indicate that the grey wolf is the closest living relative of the dog. Attempting to reconstruct the dog's lineage through the phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequences from … See more

... Remove domestication from the human species, and there's probably a couple of million of us on the planet, max. Instead, what do we have? Seven billion people, climate change, travel, innovation and everything. Domestication has influenced the entire earth. … See more

• Derr, Mark (2011). How the Dog Became the Dog: From Wolves to Our Best Friends. Penguin Group. ISBN 978-1-4683-0269-1. See more