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Science. 2020 Jun 26;368(6498):1495-1499. doi: 10.1126/science.aaz8599.
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PMID: 32587022
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The results indicate that the major ancestry of modern sled dogs traces back to Siberia, where sled dog-specific haplotypes of genes that potentially relate to Arctic adaptation were established by 9500 years ago....
The results indicate that the major ancestry of modern sled dogs traces back to Siberia, where sled dog-specific haplotypes of genes that po …