Genetics
5 articles · Genetics, history and breeding of the Shiba Inu: Shinjukawa's articles on selection, bloodlines and puppy care.
How breeding works today — genomics, data and technology in selection
DNA tests, genomic COI, BLUP, artificial insemination and bio-sensorics: the tools of modern breeding and how we apply them at Shinjukawa.
Scientific research on sesame coat colour genetics in the Shiba Inu
How the ASIP test finally tells sesame and red sesame apart. The MDPI research Shinjukawa contributed to with samples and pedigrees.
Was sesame the Shiba Inu's original colour? What evolutionary genetics says
The evolutionary genetics of colour: why red is older than sesame and what the Bannasch study reveals about the origins of the agouti coat.
The Pinto mystery in the Shiba Inu — genetics, history and how to spot it
Why the DNA test lies about the Shiba? The story of Korotama Go, the allele that travels silently and how to recognise the piebald.
Bloodlines in dog breeding — what they are and why they matter
Breed, line and pedigree are not the same thing. How a bloodline is born, the COI and the three tools of a breeder for conscious selection.
