tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post2777271047550141011..comments2024-03-26T22:16:26.572-04:00Comments on Terrierman's Daily Dose: Dog Origins? "We Have No Idea" Say ScientistsPBurnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-40094650700254649402010-03-19T06:06:19.152-04:002010-03-19T06:06:19.152-04:00It seems the studies used two different methods. T...It seems the studies used two different methods. The Middle East group looked at variation from wolves, while those finding SE Asia used genetic diversity. <br /><br />As I see it, the problem with using the genetic diversity method is that it ignores migration, and also bottlenecks after "speciation." How do we know we haven't lost much of the genetic variation very recently, such as during the rise of a religion that deems them unclean? It would not be surprising to me if we did.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774146343638857515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-56532125816200346072010-03-18T12:29:12.296-04:002010-03-18T12:29:12.296-04:00I agree with Mongoose, and also likely is that som...I agree with Mongoose, and also likely is that some diversified an remerged after a couple thousand years. Just like wolves did. So even if they might be genetically closest to one type of wolf today, that wont really proof anything.Antonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370195665280077668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-32625365967894756402010-03-18T09:10:58.117-04:002010-03-18T09:10:58.117-04:00I doubt dogs were domesticated in one place only. ...I doubt dogs were domesticated in one place only. Many civilizations developed things like writing and aqueducts on their own, so I'm pretty sure they all independently figured out how to tame dogs as well.Mongoosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13545512692510569390noreply@blogger.com