Great Pyrenees
Great Pyrenees genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 20 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.30. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.
In the atlas, the Great Pyrenees clusters consistently as Great Pyrenees (100% of the 20 dogs here). At the trait loci, MSRB3 runs lower than average (23% here vs 80%); HMGA2 runs higher than the atlas average (95% here vs 56%). Dogs here sit in a relatively sparse region of the atlas, fewer close neighbors than typical.
Only 20 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.
Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: village dog Portugal, Keeshond, Portuguese Water Dog, Basset Hound, and village dog Peru Cusco.
What the genome says about Great Pyrenees
Computed from the 14,478 research dogs in the Atlas. Methods: technical methodology.
- Village Dog Portugal5.08
- Keeshond5.50
- Portuguese Water Dog5.87
- Basset Hound5.89
- Village Dog Peru Cusco6.07
Frequency of the alternate allele in this breed at each locus's representative SNP. Methods + caveats in technical methodology.
| IGF1 | 21% |
| HMGA2 | 95% |
| SMAD2 | 100% |
| LCORL | 100% |
| STC2 | 40% |
| ADAMTS17 | 57% |
| FGF4·CFA18 | 93% |
| FGF4·CFA12 | 65% |
| RSPO2 | 23% |
| FGF5 | 100% |
| KRT71 | 100% |
| MC1R | 98% |
| MSRB3 | 23% |
| BMP3 | 50% |
| SMOC2 | 73% |