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Dogs and wolves share a common ancestor and are closely related, with about 98.8% of their DNA being identical. This means that domestic dogs are genetically very similar to wolves, and they belong to the same species, Canis lupus, although dogs are classified as a subspecies (Canis lupus familiaris). The differences that exist are primarily due to selective breeding and domestication.

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