Comment on "Whole-genome sequence analysis shows two endemic species of North American wolf are admixtures of the coyote and gray wolf".

Hohenlohe, Paul A; Rutledge, Linda Y; Waits, Lisette P; Andrews, Kimberly R; Adams, Jennifer R; Hinton, Joseph W; Nowak, Ronald M; Patterson, Brent R et al. · Sci Adv · 2017

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Abstract

Whole-genome data do not support a recent hybrid origin for red and eastern wolves.