In the Middle Ages, black dogs were often seen as an ill omen. Today, we recognize that a dog’s coloring comes down to ...

The black back pattern was identified in a dog sample that was 9,500 years old, showing that the rich variation in dog coat colors was present in the earliest canine companions. In addition to her ...

Dog coat patterns may have emerged before humans domesticated them, study finds. An extinct canine ancestor may have had a hand in influencing fur coat patterns seen in dog breeds today .

New Study Shows How Dog Coat Patterns Might Outdate Wolves. Published Aug 16, 2021 at 5:25 PM EDT Updated Aug 16, 2021 at 6:53 PM EDT. By . Samantha Berlin is a Newsweek reporter based in New York.

Structural variants that control expression of the agouti signaling protein, or ASIP, gene at two separate locations produce five distinctive coat color patterns in modern dogs. These different ...

An extinct canine ancestor may have had a hand in influencing fur coat patterns seen in dog breeds today . Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent.

Some distinctive colour patterns on the furry coats of dogs came from an extinct canine ancestor that existed more than two million years ago, long before canines were domesticated, reveals a new ...

Some distinctive colour patterns on the furry coats of dogs came from an extinct canine ancestor that existed more than two million years ago, long before canines were domesticated, reveals a new ...