Assuming that most people have evolved from the caveman days (though not all of them), it will be safe to say that dogs have also evolved from their wolf days. ............... more recent evolution of dog breeds, limited interbreeding has imposed a remarkable genetic structure such that nearly all breeds represent distinct genetic pools that can be divided into at least four distinct genetic groupings." [
http://genome.cshlp.org/content/15/12/1706.full]
I hope this is enough proof for you, but you can further google the differences between wolves and dogs.
If your implying dogs and man are at similar , or even comparable points along their evolution from wolves and apes , imo , you need further research …….. I would look into it further myself , but off the top of my head ……….. man and apes have different numbers of chromosomes ………… I assume the 4 distinct groups your article refers to are those based on the fact domestic dogs do not have a single source of mtdna , it’s more like 6-7 sources ……… these 4 distinct groups of dogs mtdna differs more from one group to another than it does from the groups individual mtdna ancestors , wild canids …….. I believe the percentage difference in mtdna between individual dogs and their wild origin itself will vary , the best you could get is an average ……… I’m certainly not well informed in understanding dna , beyond breeding dogs for traits , but I do watch tv , and read books , I think your percent difference in mtdna from dogs to ancestral wolf is 1/10th of the percent you’ve given ………. When left to randomly breed like people dogs will return to wild type , and behavior……..pariah dogs throughout the world have similar type , dingos have become wild dogs again , I doubt people could return to chimpanzees ? i have no doubt I could return my ddb to wolf type in my lifetime ………. I also cannot believe that wolf has not been introduced into our domestic dogs in recent times , Mike Sottile said when he was in Italy for the certification of cane corso , he knew of or suspected of farmers using wolf dog crosses in their dogs …… as a breeder I would think a wolf dog cross would first of all be beneficial in introducing those teeth and bite strength , immune health , and prey drive , I personally would have no problem believing somebody had similar thoughts ……. Do you think the more primitive breeds of dogs have the same difference in mtdna has sighthounds from their ancestor wild canids ? or even the same mtdna
As far as throwing the meat to me and my friends , the point I apparently didn’t convey , was dominance and hierarchy does serve survival , that’s exactly it’s purpose …….. survive and reproduce ……….. we have dulled that through domestication , but I assure you it’s still there ….. when resources are in short supply it'll come to the surface ....
“Dogs clearly have behaviors, phenotypes, and diseases that are not evident in their wild progenitors” , I don’t know any , could you tell me some ?
As far as brain differences and differences in gene expression , that can be found throughout modern man as a species , in siblings for that matter ? with both environmental and genetic causes
