Old English Sheepdog
Old English Sheepdog genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 20 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.34. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.
In the atlas, the Old English Sheepdog clusters consistently as Old English Sheepdog (100% of the 20 dogs here). Genetic diversity is high (mean heterozygosity 0.3413), reflecting either a mixed-breed cluster or breeds with broad genetic backgrounds. At the trait loci, LCORL runs lower than average (5% here vs 83%); RSPO2 runs higher than the atlas average (100% here vs 55%). Dogs here sit in a relatively sparse region of the atlas, fewer close neighbors than typical.
Ranks 83 of 107 on the bottleneck severity scale, in the upper quartile of genetic diversity. Mean heterozygosity is 0.341, notably high, indicates broad genetic background. Only 20 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.
Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Australian Cattle Dog, village dog Fiji Viti Levu, Rat Terrier, village dog Fiji Kadavu, and mixed breed.
What the genome says about Old English Sheepdog
Computed from the 14,478 research dogs in the Atlas. Methods: technical methodology.
- Australian Cattle Dog4.15
- Village Dog Fiji Viti Levu6.02
- Rat Terrier6.95
- Village Dog Fiji Kadavu6.99
- Mix7.51
Frequency of the alternate allele in this breed at each locus's representative SNP. Methods + caveats in technical methodology.
| IGF1 | 18% |
| HMGA2 | 50% |
| SMAD2 | 95% |
| LCORL | 5% |
| STC2 | 59% |
| ADAMTS17 | 58% |
| FGF4·CFA18 | 85% |
| FGF4·CFA12 | 83% |
| RSPO2 | 100% |
| FGF5 | 70% |
| KRT71 | 98% |
| MC1R | 75% |
| MSRB3 | 88% |
| BMP3 | 100% |
| SMOC2 | 75% |