The spectacular diversity in size, conformation, and pelage that characterizes the domestic
dog reflects not only the intensity of artificial selection but ultimately the genetic variability of …

The dog, Canis familiaris, is the only member of the family Canidae, and is the “oldest”
animal that can be fully domesticated in the world, since the historical evidence showing its …

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) major non‐coding regions were amplified from 73 dogs of eight
Japanese native dog breeds and from 21 dogs of 16 non‐Japanese dog breeds by the …

The first domestication of the dog occurred in East Asia, and major ancestor of the dog was a
wolf subspecies, Canis lupus chanco. This finding derives from data on the nucleotide …

Various canine breeds are remarkably different from each other not only in their sizes and
shapes but also in behavioral traits, suggesting that some of them are under genetic control …

An analysis of eight microsatellite loci in 213 animals was performed to define the genetic
structure and variability of 11 East Asian native dog populations. Allele diversity, observed …

In an extensive survey of the genetic diversity in Portuguese dogs, we have examined an
887-bp fragment of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from 8 Portuguese, 1 Spanish, and 2 …

The phenotype of high K (HK) red blood cells, which is an autosomal recessive, was found
in dog groups from 10 of 13 breeds or populations in Japan. The incidence of HK was 26 to …

Materials and Methods Since 1971 we have collected blood samples from the following
groups of horses: 8 populations of Japanese native horses [Hokkaido (HK), Kiso (K), Misaki …

Genetic distance is used to classify and elucidate the evolutionary relationship between
populations, such as species, which have been diverging for a long period. The properties of …