Genetic COI
Explore science-based insights about dog care and genetic health. Learn all about dog DNA testing, read pet care tips from experts, and find the latest news and discoveries in canine health.
Why genetic COI for breeding decisions
Avoid inbreeding with genetic COI to promote a dog’s health and lifespan.
Inbreeding and recessive disease genotypes
Our scientists published a study investigating the genetic effects of inbreeding.
Inbreeding depression and smaller litters
Our scientists found a correlation between inbreeding depression and smaller litters.
Pair Predictor: Health, eCOI, Coat Color
Pair Predictor includes a coat color calculator, joining genetic health conditions and genetic diversity predictions for litters.
How genetic COI can help your breeding program
In this video, Dr. Aaron Sams discusses genetic COI (coefficient of inbreeding) and how it can be used to inform breeding decisions.
Dog breeding guided by small genetic panels can reduce genetic diversity
Genetic diversity has been declining in many breeds over the past two centuries, as a result of strong selection on a number of s...
Why genome-wide diversity matters
What makes Embark better for maintaining diversity and lowering disease risk?
Video: Effects of inbreeding
Watch a video on the effects of inbreeding.
Video: Our co-founder explains genetic diversity
Our co-founder explains genetic diversity and how it affects dogs in a video.
Consequences and quantification of dog inbreeding
For millennia, breeders mated relatives as a way to fix traits in a lineage despite the known reduction of fitness in offspring o...
