Shetland Sheepdog
Shetland Sheepdog genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 37 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.27. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.
In the atlas, the Shetland Sheepdog clusters consistently as Shetland Sheepdog (100% of the 37 dogs here). At the trait loci, HMGA2 runs lower than average (0% here vs 56%); ADAMTS17 runs higher than the atlas average (96% here vs 54%). Dogs here sit in a relatively sparse region of the atlas, fewer close neighbors than typical.
Ranks 23 of 107 on the bottleneck severity scale, well into the upper quartile of population contraction. High breed predictability score (2.29), individual dogs of this breed reliably cluster together genetically.
Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Collie, Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Cardigan Welsh Corgi, Australian Shepherd, and Border Collie.
Median lifespan is 13.85 years, slightly longer than expected for the breed size (8.5 kg).
What the genome says about Shetland Sheepdog
Computed from the 14,478 research dogs in the Atlas. Methods: technical methodology.
- Collie17.89
- Pembroke Welsh Corgi34.37
- Cardigan Welsh Corgi38.91
- Australian Shepherd40.02
- Border Collie40.81
Frequency of the alternate allele in this breed at each locus's representative SNP. Methods + caveats in technical methodology.
| IGF1 | 71% |
| HMGA2 | 0% |
| SMAD2 | 100% |
| LCORL | 100% |
| STC2 | 93% |
| ADAMTS17 | 96% |
| FGF4·CFA18 | 87% |
| FGF4·CFA12 | 85% |
| RSPO2 | 45% |
| FGF5 | 87% |
| KRT71 | 100% |
| MC1R | 100% |
| MSRB3 | 98% |
| BMP3 | 78% |
| SMOC2 | 69% |