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Gene flow between wolf and shepherd dog populations in Georgia (Caucasus).
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Kopaliani Natia, Shakarashvili Maia, Gurielidze Zurab, Qurkhuli Tamar, Tarkhnishvili David
Abstract excerpt
We studied the distribution of the mitochondrial DNA haplotypes and microsatellite genotypes at 8 loci in 102 gray wolves, 57 livestock guarding dogs, and 9 mongrel dogs from Georgia (Caucasus). Most of the studied dogs had mitochondrial haplotypes clustered with presumably East Asian dog lineages, and most of the studied wolves had the haplotypes clustered with European wolves, but 20% of wolves and 37% of dogs...
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