English Setter
English Setter genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 192 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.23. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.
In the atlas, the English Setter clusters consistently as English Setter (100% of the 192 dogs here). At the trait loci, RSPO2 runs lower than average (4% here vs 55%); SMAD2 runs lower than average (24% here vs 74%).
Ranks 7 of 107 on the bottleneck severity scale, among the most genetically contracted breeds in the atlas.
Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: American Cocker Spaniel, Vizsla, Gordon Setter, Wirehaired Pointing Griffon, and Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
What the genome says about English Setter
Computed from the 14,478 research dogs in the Atlas. Methods: technical methodology.
- American Cocker Spaniel5.94
- Vizsla7.33
- Gordon Setter7.64
- Wirehaired Pointing Griffon7.66
- Cavalier King Charles Spaniel7.67
Frequency of the alternate allele in this breed at each locus's representative SNP. Methods + caveats in technical methodology.
| IGF1 | 38% |
| HMGA2 | 95% |
| SMAD2 | 24% |
| LCORL | 96% |
| STC2 | 91% |
| ADAMTS17 | 87% |
| FGF4·CFA18 | 54% |
| FGF4·CFA12 | 77% |
| RSPO2 | 4% |
| FGF5 | 96% |
| KRT71 | 100% |
| MC1R | 97% |
| MSRB3 | 99% |
| BMP3 | 98% |
| SMOC2 | 97% |