Maltese
Maltese genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 96 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.31. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.
In the atlas, the Maltese clusters consistently as Maltese (100% of the 96 dogs here). At the trait loci, FGF4_retrogene_CFA18 runs lower than average (2% here vs 77%); SMAD2 runs lower than average (16% here vs 74%).
Low breed predictability score (0.24), individual dogs of this breed vary widely in genetics, suggesting active substructure or sub-population diversity.
Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Chihuahua, Toy Poodle, Beagle, Havanese, and Pomeranian.
Median lifespan is 12.05 years, about 1.5 years shorter than a typical dog of 3.5 kg, one of the larger gaps in the atlas.
What the genome says about Maltese
Computed from the 14,478 research dogs in the Atlas. Methods: technical methodology.
- Chihuahua3.39
- Toy Poodle4.63
- Beagle4.97
- Havanese5.02
- Pomeranian5.03
Frequency of the alternate allele in this breed at each locus's representative SNP. Methods + caveats in technical methodology.
| IGF1 | 89% |
| HMGA2 | 2% |
| SMAD2 | 16% |
| LCORL | 100% |
| STC2 | 91% |
| ADAMTS17 | 42% |
| FGF4·CFA18 | 2% |
| FGF4·CFA12 | 86% |
| RSPO2 | 90% |
| FGF5 | 91% |
| KRT71 | 100% |
| MC1R | 77% |
| MSRB3 | 83% |
| BMP3 | 79% |
| SMOC2 | 100% |