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ArticlePloS one2015

Ancient DNA analysis of the oldest canid species from the Siberian Arctic and genetic contribution to the domestic dog.

Esther J Lee, D Andrew Merriwether, Alexei K Kasparov, Pavel A Nikolskiy, Marina V Sotnikova, Elena Yu Pavlova, Vladimir V Pitulko

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Esther J LeeDepartment of Anthropology, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, United States of America; Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States of America.
D Andrew MerriwetherDepartment of Anthropology, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, United States of America.
Alexei K KasparovInstitute for the History of Material Culture, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Pavel A NikolskiyGeological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
Marina V SotnikovaGeological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
Elena Yu PavlovaArctic and Antarctic Research Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Vladimir V PitulkoInstitute for the History of Material Culture, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Russian Academy of Sciences · RUArctic and Antarctic Research Institute · RUBinghamton University · USGeological Institute · RUTexas Tech University · US

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Abstract

Modern Arctic Siberia provides a wealth of resources for archaeological, geological, and paleontological research to investigate the population dynamics of faunal communities from the Pleistocene, particularly as the faunal material coming from permafrost has proven suitable for genetic studies. In order to examine the history of the Canid species in the Siberian Arctic, we carried out genetic analysis of fourteen canid remains from various sites, including the well-documented Upper Paleolithic Yana RHS and Early Holocene Zhokhov Island sites. Estimated age of samples range from as recent as 1,700 years before present (YBP) to at least 360,000 YBP for the remains of the extinct wolf, Canis cf. variabilis. In order to examine the genetic affinities of ancient Siberian canids species to the domestic dog and modern wolves, we obtained mitochondrial DNA control region sequences and compared them to published ancient and modern canid sequences. The older canid specimens illustrate affinities with pre-domestic dog/wolf lineages while others appear in the major phylogenetic clades of domestic dogs. Our results suggest a European origin of domestic dog may not be conclusive and illustrates an emerging complexity of genetic contribution of regional wolf breeds to the modern Canis gene pool.

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DNA, MitochondrialFossilsAnimalsArctic RegionsCanidaeDogsPhylogenySiberiaDNA, Mitochondrial

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