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Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 52 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.30. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever

In the atlas, the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever clusters consistently as Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever (100% of the 52 dogs here). At the trait loci, MC1R runs lower than average (16% here vs 62%); FGF4_retrogene_CFA12 runs lower than average (36% here vs 80%). Dogs here sit in a relatively sparse region of the atlas, fewer close neighbors than typical.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Australian Cattle Dog, Irish Water Spaniel, Briard, Old English Sheepdog, and Rat Terrier.

Median lifespan is 13.2 years, slightly longer than expected for the breed size (20.0 kg).

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever

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

Dogs in the Atlas
52Founders
19 from Hayward2016, 12 from Shannon, 10 from Spatola
Genetic diversity
0.30Moderate
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Ranks 42nd most genetically tight of 107 ranked breeds.
Cluster structure
Splits into two genetic sub-populations
Intra-breed RMS distance: 35.85 · likely working/show-line, regional, or kennel lineage split.
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Australian Cattle Dog7.70
  2. Irish Water Spaniel8.89
  3. Briard9.09
  4. Old English Sheepdog9.34
  5. Rat Terrier9.39
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
IGF172%
HMGA234%
SMAD254%
LCORL100%
STC253%
ADAMTS1763%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1897%
FGF4·CFA1237%
Coat
RSPO250%
FGF596%
KRT71100%
MC1R16%
Ear set
MSRB388%
Skull shape
BMP385%
SMOC295%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data