Genetic Study Confirms First Dogs Came From East Asia

Man's best friend is always there for us but did you ever wonder where he came from? In this article it explains that researchers at Sweden's KTH Royal Institute of Technology say they found proof that dogs (ancestor of the wolf) have been traced back to Southern East Asia. According to the article it says " Our analysis of Y- chromosomal DNA now confirms that wolves were first domesticated in Asia south of Yangtze River we call it the ASY region in southern China or Southeast Asia." Peter Savolainen and Mattias Oskarsson were working with Chinese colleagues and analyzed the DNA from all male dogs all across the world. According to the results half of the gene pool was said to be universally shared everywhere in the world but the ASY region had the entire range of genetic diversity. What all this means basically is that it shows us that all the gene pools out there basically originate from the ASY region. So with the information given it is a safe bet to assume that this was in fact the origin of the domestication. It's amazing to think how we can come up with unbelievable information like this just by looking into DNA and genetics. We have some brilliant minds working out there.