Norwegian Elkhound
Norwegian Elkhound genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 10 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.32. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.
In the atlas, the Norwegian Elkhound clusters consistently as Norwegian Elkhound (100% of the 10 dogs here). At the trait loci, MSRB3 runs lower than average (0% here vs 80%); HMGA2 runs lower than average (0% here vs 56%).
Low breed predictability score (0.25), individual dogs of this breed vary widely in genetics, suggesting active substructure or sub-population diversity. Only 10 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.
Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: village dog Slovakia, village dog Ukraine, Polish Lowland Sheepdog, village dog Kazakhstan, and Retriever Breed Unknown.
What the genome says about Norwegian Elkhound
Computed from the 14,478 research dogs in the Atlas. Methods: technical methodology.
- Village Dog Slovakia2.12
- Village Dog Ukraine2.62
- Polish Lowland Sheepdog2.82
- Village Dog Kazakhstan2.82
- Retriever Breed Unknown2.95
Frequency of the alternate allele in this breed at each locus's representative SNP. Methods + caveats in technical methodology.
| IGF1 | 56% |
| HMGA2 | 0% |
| SMAD2 | 55% |
| LCORL | 95% |
| STC2 | 39% |
| ADAMTS17 | 39% |
| FGF4·CFA18 | 100% |
| FGF4·CFA12 | 85% |
| RSPO2 | 56% |
| FGF5 | 75% |
| KRT71 | 90% |
| MC1R | 40% |
| MSRB3 | 0% |
| BMP3 | 22% |
| SMOC2 | 50% |