Canine Genetics Content

Can Golden Retrievers Live Longer?

Amy M Quinton — October 19, 2023 - 8:00am

Learn how 51�ԹϺ�� Davis researchers have found a gene associated with longevity in golden retrievers, a dog breed with a 65% chance of dying of cancer.

Dog Coat Patterns Have Ancient Origin

Trina J Wood — August 12, 2021 - 1:30pm

New work shows that genes for dog coat colors originated two million years ago.

Unique Sled Dogs Helped the Inuit Thrive in the North American Arctic

Karen Michele Nikos — November 27, 2019 - 4:09pm

Inuit sled dogs have changed little since people migrated with them to the North American Arctic across the Bering Strait from Siberia, according to researchers who have examined DNA from the dogs from that time span. The legacy of these Inuit dogs survives today in Arctic sled dogs, making them one of the last remaining descendant populations of indigenous, pre-European dog lineages in the Americas.

English Bulldog’s Gene Pool May Be Too Small to Heal the Breed

Patricia Bailey — July 28, 2016 - 4:30pm

The first broad-based DNA assessment of the English bulldog suggests that the breed may lack sufficient diversity in its gene pool to correct the numerous heritable health problems that are so common in these dogs.