Australian Cattle Dog
Australian Cattle Dog genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 141 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.31. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.
In the atlas, the Australian Cattle Dog clusters consistently as Australian Cattle Dog (100% of the 141 dogs here). At the trait loci, HMGA2 runs lower than average (10% here vs 56%); the SMAD2 variant is near-fixed at 98% vs 74% atlas-wide.
Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Old English Sheepdog, village dog Fiji Viti Levu, Rat Terrier, village dog Fiji Kadavu, and Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever.
Median lifespan is 14.0 years, slightly longer than expected for the breed size (9.88 kg).
What the genome says about Australian Cattle Dog
Computed from the 14,478 research dogs in the Atlas. Methods: technical methodology.
- Old English Sheepdog4.15
- Village Dog Fiji Viti Levu6.78
- Rat Terrier6.92
- Village Dog Fiji Kadavu7.25
- Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever7.70
Frequency of the alternate allele in this breed at each locus's representative SNP. Methods + caveats in technical methodology.
| IGF1 | 49% |
| HMGA2 | 10% |
| SMAD2 | 98% |
| LCORL | 98% |
| STC2 | 82% |
| ADAMTS17 | 76% |
| FGF4·CFA18 | 98% |
| FGF4·CFA12 | 75% |
| RSPO2 | 39% |
| FGF5 | 48% |
| KRT71 | 95% |
| MC1R | 76% |
| MSRB3 | 84% |
| BMP3 | 67% |
| SMOC2 | 88% |