A study of the genomes of dogs from around the world indicated that:
A) all dogs appeared to develop from a mixture of wolf and coyote.
B) all dogs appeared to evolve from a mixture of the jackal and the wolf.
C) all dogs appeared to evolve from a mixture of the wolf, jackal, and the coyote.
D) some dogs evolved from the coyote and some from the wolf.
E) the dogs' closest relative is the gray wolf

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The study of dog genomes has shown that the domestic dog's closest living relative is the gray wolf, indicating that dogs evolved from ancient wolves.

A Study of the Genomes of Dogs from Around the World