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Irish Terrier

Irish Terrier genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 8 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.26. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Irish Terrier

In the atlas, the Irish Terrier clusters consistently as Irish Terrier (100% of the 8 dogs here). At the trait loci, HMGA2 runs higher than the atlas average (100% here vs 56%); SMAD2 runs lower than average (31% here vs 74%). Dogs here sit in a relatively sparse region of the atlas, fewer close neighbors than typical.

Only 8 dogs of this breed in the atlas, every individual contributes outsized weight to the breed's computed profile.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Toy Fox Terrier, American Hairless Terrier, Silky Terrier, Australian Terrier, and Bedlington Terrier.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Irish Terrier

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

Dogs in the Atlas
8Founders
7 from Spatola, 1 from JenkinsWGS
Genetic diversity
0.26Tight
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Too few dogs in this breed (<20) to rank.
Cluster structure
Single tight cluster
Intra-breed RMS distance: 21.68
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Toy Fox Terrier4.63
  2. American Hairless Terrier6.44
  3. Silky Terrier7.00
  4. Australian Terrier7.79
  5. Bedlington Terrier7.82
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
IGF1
HMGA2100%
SMAD231%
LCORL100%
STC275%
ADAMTS1750%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1869%
FGF4·CFA1281%
Coat
RSPO2
FGF538%
KRT71100%
MC1R100%
Ear set
MSRB3
Skull shape
BMP3
SMOC281%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data