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<p>Researchers from the <a href="https://naturalhistory.si.edu/">Smithsonian&rsquo;s National Museum of Natural History</a> led a new analysis that sheds light on the ancestry and genetics of woolly dogs, a now extinct breed of dog that was a fixture of Indigenous Coast Salish communities in the Pacific Northwest for millennia. Anthropologist <a href="https://naturalhistory.si.edu/staff/logan-kistler">Logan Kistler</a> and evolutionary molecular biologist Audrey Lin analyzed genetic clues preserved in the pelt of &ldquo;Mutton,&rdquo; the only known woolly dog fleece in the world, to pinpoint the genes responsible for their highly sought-after woolly fur. The study&rsquo;s findings, published today, Dec. 14, in the journal <a href="http://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adi6549"><em>Science</em></a>, include interviews contributed by several Coast Salish co-authors, including Elders,

United statesSmithsonian institutionDistrict of columbiaBritish columbiaVancouver islandUnited kingdomNational museum of natural historyGeorge gibbsKaren carrLogan kistlerAudrey linPeter buckMichael pavelEuropean molecular biology organizationUniversity of yorkLudwig maximilian university munich