Whippet
Whippet genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 23 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.35. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.
In the atlas, the Whippet clusters consistently as Whippet (100% of the 23 dogs here). Genetic diversity is high (mean heterozygosity 0.3472), reflecting either a mixed-breed cluster or breeds with broad genetic backgrounds. At the trait loci, SMOC2 runs lower than average (28% here vs 75%); FGF4_retrogene_CFA12 runs lower than average (41% here vs 80%).
Ranks 86 of 107 on the bottleneck severity scale, in the upper quartile of genetic diversity. Mean heterozygosity is 0.347, notably high, indicates broad genetic background. Only 23 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.
Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Italian Greyhound, Great Dane, Old English Sheepdog, Briard, and Borzoi.
Median lifespan is 13.4 years, slightly longer than expected for the breed size (14.7 kg).
What the genome says about Whippet
Computed from the 14,478 research dogs in the Atlas. Methods: technical methodology.
- Italian Greyhound6.17
- Great Dane8.54
- Old English Sheepdog10.53
- Briard10.77
- Borzoi11.47
Frequency of the alternate allele in this breed at each locus's representative SNP. Methods + caveats in technical methodology.
| IGF1 | 32% |
| HMGA2 | 22% |
| SMAD2 | 52% |
| LCORL | 83% |
| STC2 | 85% |
| ADAMTS17 | 88% |
| FGF4·CFA18 | 67% |
| FGF4·CFA12 | 41% |
| RSPO2 | 70% |
| FGF5 | 67% |
| KRT71 | 100% |
| MC1R | 89% |
| MSRB3 | 100% |
| BMP3 | 61% |
| SMOC2 | 28% |