ScienceCoyote-linked DNA reportedly found in a Chihuahua genome
A post describing canine genome research frames the finding as a sign of ancient genetic mixing—not evidence that modern Chihuahuas are half coyote.
TLDR
A post says researchers detected coyote-linked DNA segments in a Chihuahua genome. It describes those segments as suggesting an ancient connection between dogs and coyotes in the Americas, with genetic mixing deep in their ancestry.
Coyote-linked DNA reportedly found in a Chihuahua genome
A post describing canine genome research frames the finding as a sign of ancient genetic mixing—not evidence that modern Chihuahuas are half coyote.
TLDR
A post says researchers detected coyote-linked DNA segments in a Chihuahua genome. It describes those segments as suggesting an ancient connection between dogs and coyotes in the Americas, with genetic mixing deep in their ancestry.
