Narrow genetic basis for the Australian dingo confirmed through analysis of paternal ancestry

• Published in: Genetica
• Main Authors: Ardalan, Arman, Oskarsson, Mattias, Natanaelsson, Christian, Wilton, Alan N., Ahmadian, Afshin, Savolainen, Peter
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Netherlands 2012
• Subjects: Article; The ''Y''; Canis lupus
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3386486; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22618967; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10709-012-9658-5

The dingo (Canis lupus dingo) is an iconic animal in the native culture of Australia, but archaeological and molecular records indicate a relatively recent history on the continent. Studies of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) imply that the current dingo population was founded by a small population of alre...