Whole genome sequence analysis reveals the relationship between the Japanese wolf and other gray wolves

Terai Yohey

doi:10.11238/mammalianscience.63.5

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全ゲノム情報から知るニホンオオカミ

Abstract

<p>In this review, I discuss the relationship between the Japanese wolf and other gray wolves (including dogs), as revealed by whole genome analyses. The Japanese wolf is a lineage of the Asian gray wolves that inhabited the southern part of the Japanese archipelago (Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu) until their extinction approximately 100 years ago. The divergence of the Japanese wolf lineage from other gray wolves in East Asia is estimated to have occurred approximately 17,000 to 40,000 years ago. The Japanese wolf is the closest to a dog lineage among the gray wolves and is estimated to have introgressed with the ancestor of the East Eurasian dogs. Owing to this introgression, the extant East Eurasian dog genomes include a part of the genome from the Japanese wolf ancestry. The presence of a hybrid individual between a dog and a Japanese wolf in the Edo period indicates that dogs and Japanese wolves may have had a close relationship in the southern part of the Japanese archipelago.</p>

Journal

Honyurui Kagaku (Mammalian Science)

Honyurui Kagaku (Mammalian Science) 63 (1), 5-13, 2023

The Mammal Society of Japan

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CRID: 1390857999351564672

DOI: 10.11238/mammalianscience.63.5

ISSN: 1881526X; 0385437X

Text Lang: ja

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JaLC
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