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The wolf, dingo, dog, coyote, and golden jackal diverged relatively recently, around three to four million years ago, and all have 78 chromosomes arranged in 39
by frozenport 11y ago
The wolf, dingo, dog, coyote, and golden jackal diverged relatively recently, around three to four million years ago, and all have 78 chromosomes arranged in 39 pairs.[6] This allows them to hybridize freely (barring size or behavioral constraints) and produce fertile offspring.
- PepeGomez 11y agoFour million years is recent? We split from chimpanzees three to six million years ago.
- Squarel 11y agoYes, it is recent. We are evolutionary newcomers.
- coldcode 11y agoI don't think chimps can breed with humans however.
- frozenport 11y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanzee https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanzee
- deleted 11y ago[deleted]
- infimum 11y agofrom wikipedia [1]: > Coyotes are closely related to eastern and red wolves, having diverged 150,000–300,000 years ago and evolved side by side in North America, thus facilitating hybridization. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coywolf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coywolf