Elkhound
Elkhound genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 12 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.31. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.
In the atlas, the Elkhound clusters consistently as Elkhound (100% of the 12 dogs here). At the trait loci, HMGA2 runs lower than average (0% here vs 56%); SMOC2 runs lower than average (38% here vs 75%). Dogs here sit in a relatively sparse region of the atlas, fewer close neighbors than typical.
High breed predictability score (2.42), individual dogs of this breed reliably cluster together genetically. Only 12 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.
Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Finnish Lapphund, village dog Peru Loreto, Keeshond, village dog Mexico Morelia, and village dog Peru Puno.
What the genome says about Elkhound
Computed from the 14,478 research dogs in the Atlas. Methods: technical methodology.
- Finnish Lapphund3.67
- Village Dog Peru Loreto5.15
- Keeshond5.41
- Village Dog Mexico Morelia5.58
- Village Dog Peru Puno6.20
Frequency of the alternate allele in this breed at each locus's representative SNP. Methods + caveats in technical methodology.
| IGF1 | 46% |
| HMGA2 | 0% |
| SMAD2 | 63% |
| LCORL | 96% |
| STC2 | 67% |
| ADAMTS17 | 67% |
| FGF4·CFA18 | 88% |
| FGF4·CFA12 | 83% |
| RSPO2 | 50% |
| FGF5 | 63% |
| KRT71 | 100% |
| MC1R | 42% |
| MSRB3 | 100% |
| BMP3 | 75% |
| SMOC2 | 38% |