Bull Terrier
Bull Terrier genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 44 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.20. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.
In the atlas, the Bull Terrier clusters consistently as Bull Terrier (100% of the 44 dogs here). Genetic diversity is low (mean heterozygosity 0.196), suggesting a tightly-related local population. At the trait loci, SMOC2 runs lower than average (2% here vs 75%); HMGA2 runs lower than average (7% here vs 56%). Dogs here sit in a relatively sparse region of the atlas, fewer close neighbors than typical.
Ranks 5 of 107 on the bottleneck severity scale, among the most genetically contracted breeds in the atlas. Mean heterozygosity is 0.196, low even for a closed-stud breed. High breed predictability score (5.01), individual dogs of this breed reliably cluster together genetically.
Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Miniature Bull Terrier, Bullmastiff, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Boston Terrier, and Bulldog.
What the genome says about Bull Terrier
Computed from the 14,478 research dogs in the Atlas. Methods: technical methodology.
- Miniature Bull Terrier30.10
- Bullmastiff47.88
- Staffordshire Bull Terrier63.73
- Boston Terrier68.54
- Bulldog69.31
Frequency of the alternate allele in this breed at each locus's representative SNP. Methods + caveats in technical methodology.
| IGF1 | 89% |
| HMGA2 | 7% |
| SMAD2 | 51% |
| LCORL | 93% |
| STC2 | 97% |
| ADAMTS17 | 32% |
| FGF4·CFA18 | 85% |
| FGF4·CFA12 | 97% |
| RSPO2 | 86% |
| FGF5 | 44% |
| KRT71 | 99% |
| MC1R | 97% |
| MSRB3 | 99% |
| BMP3 | 99% |
| SMOC2 | 2% |