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Ancient mtDNA Reveals Presence of Indigenous Dogs at Jamestown Colony in Early 17th Century


To clarify the ancestry of dogs from the Jamestown Colony, Virginia, scientists sequenced ancient mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from six archaeological dogs from the period 1609-1617.

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