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Irish Setter

Irish Setter genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 23 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.28. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Irish Setter

In the atlas, the Irish Setter clusters consistently as Irish Setter (100% of the 23 dogs here). At the trait loci, SMOC2 runs lower than average (17% here vs 75%); HMGA2 runs higher than the atlas average (98% here vs 56%). Dogs here sit in a relatively sparse region of the atlas, fewer close neighbors than typical.

Ranks 25 of 107 on the bottleneck severity scale, well into the upper quartile of population contraction. Low breed predictability score (0.29), individual dogs of this breed vary widely in genetics, suggesting active substructure or sub-population diversity. Only 23 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Miniature Poodle, Brittany, Bichon Frise, Xoloitzcuintli, and Otterhound.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Irish Setter

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

Dogs in the Atlas
23Founders
11 from Hayward2016, 9 from Spatola, 2 from JenkinsWGS
Genetic diversity
0.28Moderate
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Ranks 25th most genetically tight of 107 ranked breeds.
Cluster structure
Single tight cluster
Intra-breed RMS distance: 41.05
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Miniature Poodle6.68
  2. Brittany7.22
  3. Bichon Frise7.87
  4. Xoloitzcuintli10.71
  5. Otterhound11.18
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
IGF133%
HMGA298%
SMAD250%
LCORL80%
STC270%
ADAMTS1770%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA18100%
FGF4·CFA12100%
Coat
RSPO250%
FGF5100%
KRT7189%
MC1R44%
Ear set
MSRB370%
Skull shape
BMP370%
SMOC217%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data