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Gordon Setter

Gordon Setter genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 59 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.31. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Gordon Setter

In the atlas, the Gordon Setter clusters consistently as Gordon Setter (100% of the 59 dogs here). At the trait loci, LCORL runs lower than average (41% here vs 83%); ADAMTS17 runs higher than the atlas average (88% here vs 54%). Dogs here sit in a relatively sparse region of the atlas, fewer close neighbors than typical.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: English Springer Spaniel, Wirehaired Pointing Griffon, Vizsla, German Shorthaired Pointer, and American Cocker Spaniel.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Gordon Setter

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

Dogs in the Atlas
59Founders
29 from Hayward2016, 14 from Shannon, 10 from Spatola
Genetic diversity
0.31Moderate
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Ranks 44th most genetically tight of 107 ranked breeds.
Cluster structure
Splits into two genetic sub-populations
Intra-breed RMS distance: 37.68 · likely working/show-line, regional, or kennel lineage split.
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. English Springer Spaniel3.21
  2. Wirehaired Pointing Griffon4.07
  3. Vizsla4.20
  4. German Shorthaired Pointer4.75
  5. American Cocker Spaniel6.02
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
IGF129%
HMGA284%
SMAD244%
LCORL41%
STC289%
ADAMTS1789%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1887%
FGF4·CFA1281%
Coat
RSPO226%
FGF598%
KRT71100%
MC1R91%
Ear set
MSRB3100%
Skull shape
BMP391%
SMOC265%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data