Afghan Hound
Afghan Hound genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 21 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.31. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.
In the atlas, the Afghan Hound clusters consistently as Afghan Hound (100% of the 21 dogs here). At the trait loci, FGF4_retrogene_CFA18 runs lower than average (36% here vs 77%); STC2 runs lower than average (36% here vs 74%). Dogs here sit in a relatively sparse region of the atlas, fewer close neighbors than typical.
Only 21 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.
Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Saluki, Taigan, village dog Egypt Luxor, village dog Qatar, and village dog Afghanistan.
What the genome says about Afghan Hound
Computed from the 14,478 research dogs in the Atlas. Methods: technical methodology.
- Saluki5.94
- Taigan8.55
- Village Dog Egypt Luxor9.62
- Village Dog Qatar11.10
- Village Dog Afghanistan13.50
Frequency of the alternate allele in this breed at each locus's representative SNP. Methods + caveats in technical methodology.
| IGF1 | 54% |
| HMGA2 | 88% |
| SMAD2 | 93% |
| LCORL | 100% |
| STC2 | 36% |
| ADAMTS17 | 50% |
| FGF4·CFA18 | 36% |
| FGF4·CFA12 | 100% |
| RSPO2 | 77% |
| FGF5 | 95% |
| KRT71 | 100% |
| MC1R | 83% |
| MSRB3 | 79% |
| BMP3 | 82% |
| SMOC2 | 100% |