Genetic dogs: Molossoid

From: João Simões Lopes Filho
Message: 4177
Date: 2000-10-08

Here are the haplotype of molossoid (mastiff-like) dogs cited in Science article.
D1
Chow, Leonberger
D3
Chow, Rottweiler
 
D9
Tibetan Terrier, Saint Bernard
D2
Chow, Tibetan Terrier
D11
Pyrenean Mastiff
D4
Golden Retriever, Boxer, Kuvasz, Leonberger, Newfoundland, Flat Coated Retriever, Labrador,
D5
Bobtail
 
D12
Labrador
D15
Golden Retriever
D26
Shar Pei, Pig
D17
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
D6
Golden Retriever, Bulldog, Tibetan Spaniel
D13
Chesapeake Bay Retriever
D10
Flat Coated Retriever
D24
Golden retriever
 
The traditional statement of dogbreeds books is that mastiff-like dogs were originary from Tibet and Northern India, and was carried to Persia and Mesopotamia, from where they were carried to Europe via Greece and Rome.
 
Joao SL
Rio