Otterhound
Otterhound genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 23 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.26. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.
In the atlas, the Otterhound clusters consistently as Otterhound (100% of the 23 dogs here). At the trait loci, HMGA2 runs higher than the atlas average (87% here vs 56%); the FGF4_retrogene_CFA18 variant is near-fixed at 100% vs 77% atlas-wide. Dogs here sit in a relatively sparse region of the atlas, fewer close neighbors than typical.
Ranks 17 of 107 on the bottleneck severity scale, well into the upper quartile of population contraction. Low breed predictability score (0.17), individual dogs of this breed vary widely in genetics, suggesting active substructure or sub-population diversity. Only 23 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.
Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Chinese Crested, Foxhound, village dog Nz South, village dog Nz North, and Bichon Frise.
Median lifespan is 10.21 years, slightly shorter than expected for the breed size (44.0 kg).
What the genome says about Otterhound
Computed from the 14,478 research dogs in the Atlas. Methods: technical methodology.
- Chinese Crested4.17
- Foxhound4.84
- Village Dog Nz South6.42
- Village Dog Nz North6.43
- Bichon Frise6.73
Frequency of the alternate allele in this breed at each locus's representative SNP. Methods + caveats in technical methodology.
| IGF1 | 44% |
| HMGA2 | 87% |
| SMAD2 | 76% |
| LCORL | 100% |
| STC2 | 56% |
| ADAMTS17 | 61% |
| FGF4·CFA18 | 100% |
| FGF4·CFA12 | 100% |
| RSPO2 | 61% |
| FGF5 | 91% |
| KRT71 | 96% |
| MC1R | 50% |
| MSRB3 | 54% |
| BMP3 | 56% |
| SMOC2 | 74% |