Here are the haplotype of molossoid (mastiff-like)
dogs cited in Science article.
Chow, Rottweiler
D9
Tibetan Terrier, Saint
Bernard
D2
Chow, Tibetan Terrier
D4
Golden Retriever, Boxer, Kuvasz, Leonberger,
Newfoundland, Flat Coated Retriever, Labrador,
D5
Bobtail
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