Cairn Terrier
Cairn Terrier genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 120 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.31. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.
In the atlas, the Cairn Terrier clusters consistently as Cairn Terrier (100% of the 120 dogs here). At the trait loci, FGF4_retrogene_CFA18 runs lower than average (8% here vs 77%); HMGA2 runs lower than average (1% here vs 56%).
High breed predictability score (1.15), individual dogs of this breed reliably cluster together genetically.
Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: West Highland White Terrier, Fox Terrier Wire, Scottish Terrier, Norwich Terrier, and Miniature Schnauzer.
What the genome says about Cairn Terrier
Computed from the 14,478 research dogs in the Atlas. Methods: technical methodology.
- West Highland White Terrier6.66
- Fox Terrier Wire8.15
- Scottish Terrier8.72
- Norwich Terrier14.90
- Miniature Schnauzer16.33
Frequency of the alternate allele in this breed at each locus's representative SNP. Methods + caveats in technical methodology.
| IGF1 | 90% |
| HMGA2 | 1% |
| SMAD2 | 22% |
| LCORL | 100% |
| STC2 | 87% |
| ADAMTS17 | 96% |
| FGF4·CFA18 | 8% |
| FGF4·CFA12 | 67% |
| RSPO2 | 100% |
| FGF5 | 90% |
| KRT71 | 98% |
| MC1R | 84% |
| MSRB3 | 70% |
| BMP3 | 47% |
| SMOC2 | 84% |