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Once a wolf the science behind our dogs' astonishing genetic evolution

Reveals how all dogs share a common ancestry with a small group of domesticated wolves and how the vast range of canine breeds were created by a few gene mutations.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Sykes, Bryan (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a Division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2019]
Edition:	First American edition.
Subjects:	Dogs > Evolution. Dogs > History. Human-animal relationships. Wolves > Evolution.
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Summary:	Reveals how all dogs share a common ancestry with a small group of domesticated wolves and how the vast range of canine breeds were created by a few gene mutations.
Item Description:	Reprint of: The wolf within : astonishing evolution of the wolf into man's best friend. London : William Collins, 2018.
Physical Description:	xiii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781631493799 1631493795
Author Notes:	Bryan Sykes is professor of genetics at the Institute of Molecular Medicine at Oxford University & was the editor of "The Human Inheritance: Genes, Language, & Evolution". (Bowker Author Biography)