Wolf DNA seems to have influenced the size, smelling power and even personality of modern dog breeds, scientists said.

The wolf DNA isn't left over from when dogs and wolves diverged; instead, it most likely came from interbreeding in the past ...

U.S. scientists analyzed the DNA of numerous modern-day dog breeds, and found that two-thirds of pet dogs have traceable wolf ...

The scientists found that 64.1% of modern breed dogs carry wolf ancestry due to genetic crossbreeding nearly 1,000 ...

Every family dog carries a long evolutionary story in its cells, one that traces back to gray wolves even if the animal on ...

New studies of canine genetics shed light on the diversity of dogs and our longstanding, still-evolving relationship to them.

New Hampshire pet owner Michelle Leininger is distantly related to this bulldog, according to the DNA test.Photograph: Stefano Rossi/Alamy A pet company has twice sent back dog breed results for human ...

Genetic testing has had a shift in the past ten years, as it has left medical laboratories and entered living rooms. Professional research facilities that once cost hundreds of dollars are now found ...

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