Dingoes aren't just feral dogs, says study ScienceAdvances
Dingoes might look like regular mutts, but in fact they're genetically in between wolves and dogs, according to a new study published Friday inThe iconic species—revered in Aboriginal culture but the bane of modern ranchers—has been Australia's top predator since the extinction of Tasmanian tigers last century.has been divided for a substantial period of time," co-author Bill Ballard of La Trobe University and the University of Melbourne told AFP.
They found the dingo's genome was structurally distinct from the boxer, German shepherd, basenji, Great Dane and Labrador retriever.than with the Greenland wolf. Among the breeds, Sandy was closer to the German shepherd than the rest.," concluded Ballard. To be even more sure, the team is sequencing the genome belonging to an alpine dingo, found in the Australian Alps in the country's east.
The team hopes to get a clearer sense of the timeline and start to answer other questions like whether it was a single migration or multiple, once they sequence the alpine dingo.
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