In the last five years, canine genetics has gone from map construction to complex disease
deconstruction. The availability of a draft canine genome sequence, dense marker chips …

Pedigree analysis constitutes a classical approach for the study of the evolution of genetic
diversity, genetic structure, history and breeding practices within a given breed. As a …

The variation among domestic dog breeds offers a unique opportunity to study large-scale
diversification by microevolutionary mechanisms. We use geometric morphometrics to …

Recent debate concerning health problems in pedigree animals has highlighted gaps in
current knowledge of the prevalence, severity and welfare implications of deleterious …

The issue of inherited disorders and poor health in pedigree dogs has been widely
discussed in recent years. With the advent of genome-wide sequencing technologies and …

Structural variation is an important and abundant source of genetic and phenotypic variation.
Here we describe the first systematic and genome-wide analysis of segmental duplications …

In the decade following publication of the draft genome sequence of the domestic dog,
extraordinary advances with application to several fields have been credited to the canine …

The genetic diversity of 61 dog breeds raised in France was investigated. Genealogical
analyses were performed on the pedigree file of the French kennel club. A total of 1514 dogs …

An extensive debate concerning the origin and taxonomic status of wolf‐like canids in the
North American Great Lakes region and the consequences for conservation politics …

While the analysis of human DNA has been the focus of large-scale collaborative
endeavors, non-human forensic DNA analysis has not benefited from the same funding …