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Bedlington Terrier

Bedlington Terrier genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 11 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.26. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Bedlington Terrier

In the atlas, the Bedlington Terrier clusters consistently as Bedlington Terrier (100% of the 11 dogs here). At the trait loci, SMAD2 runs lower than average (32% here vs 74%); HMGA2 runs higher than the atlas average (91% here vs 56%). Dogs here sit in a relatively sparse region of the atlas, fewer close neighbors than typical.

Low breed predictability score (0.15), individual dogs of this breed vary widely in genetics, suggesting active substructure or sub-population diversity. Only 11 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.

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

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Bedlington Terrier

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

Dogs in the Atlas
11Founders
7 from Spatola, 3 from Hayward2016, 1 from JenkinsWGS
Genetic diversity
0.26Tight
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Too few dogs in this breed (<20) to rank.
Cluster structure
Single tight cluster
Intra-breed RMS distance: 33.20
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Silky Terrier2.77
  2. Australian Terrier3.66
  3. American Hairless Terrier4.30
  4. Village Dog Nz North4.43
  5. Village Dog Nz South5.29
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
IGF157%
HMGA291%
SMAD232%
LCORL100%
STC245%
ADAMTS1756%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA18100%
FGF4·CFA12100%
Coat
RSPO257%
FGF568%
KRT7182%
MC1R96%
Ear set
MSRB357%
Skull shape
BMP350%
SMOC268%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data