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Australian Terrier

Australian Terrier genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 10 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.39. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Australian Terrier

In the atlas, the Australian Terrier clusters consistently as Australian Terrier (100% of the 10 dogs here). Genetic diversity is high (mean heterozygosity 0.3924), reflecting either a mixed-breed cluster or breeds with broad genetic backgrounds. At the trait loci, FGF4_retrogene_CFA18 runs lower than average (0% here vs 77%); HMGA2 runs lower than average (0% here vs 56%).

Mean heterozygosity is 0.392, notably high, indicates broad genetic background. High breed predictability score (2.08), individual dogs of this breed reliably cluster together genetically. Only 10 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Silky Terrier, American Hairless Terrier, Bedlington Terrier, village dog Nz South, and village dog Nz North.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Australian Terrier

Computed from the 14,478 research dogs in the Atlas. Methods: technical methodology.

Dogs in the Atlas
10Founders
10 from Spatola
Genetic diversity
0.39Diverse
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Too few dogs in this breed (<20) to rank.
Cluster structure
Single tight cluster
Intra-breed RMS distance: 9.06
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Silky Terrier2.38
  2. American Hairless Terrier2.78
  3. Bedlington Terrier3.66
  4. Village Dog Nz South3.71
  5. Village Dog Nz North4.42
Top-10 PC corrected Euclidean. Lower = closer.
Trait genetics
Allele frequencies at named morphology loci

Frequency of the alternate allele in this breed at each locus's representative SNP. Methods + caveats in technical methodology.

Body size
IGF1
HMGA20%
SMAD230%
LCORL100%
STC2
ADAMTS1750%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA180%
FGF4·CFA1275%
Coat
RSPO2
FGF580%
KRT71100%
MC1R100%
Ear set
MSRB3
Skull shape
BMP3
SMOC295%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data