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Altitude Adaptation
This gene causes dogs to be especially tolerant of low-oxygen environments, such as those found at high elevations.
PerformanceAppetite
This gene influences food motivation and eating behavior.
PerformanceBack Muscling & Bulk (Large Breed)
This gene can cause heavy muscling along the back and trunk in large-breed dogs.
Other Body FeaturesBody Pattern
This gene is responsible for causing different coat patterns.
Coat Color ModifiersBody Size 1
One of the genes that influence the size of a dog.
Body SizeBody Size 2
One of the genes that influence the size of a dog.
Body SizeBody Size 3
One of the genes that influence the size of a dog.
Body SizeBody Size 4
One of the genes that influence the size of a dog.
Body SizeBody Size 5
One of the genes that influence the size of a dog.
Body SizeBrown or Black Pigment
This gene determines whether a dog produces brown or black pigments.
Base Coat ColorCoat Length
This gene affects hair length in many different species, including dogs, cats, mice, and humans.
Other Coat TraitsCoat Texture
This gene contributes to whether a dog’s coat is curly, wavy, or straight.
Other Coat TraitsColor Dilution
This gene determines whether a dog has lighter “diluted” pigment.
Base Coat ColorDark brown pigment
This gene determines if a dog produces dark brown pigment instead of black in both their hair and skin.
Base Coat ColorDark or Light Fur
This gene determines if a dog can produce dark hairs and can give a dog a black “mask” or “widow’s peak.”
Base Coat ColorEye Color
This gene is associated with blue eyes in dogs.
Other Body FeaturesFacial Fur Pattern
This gene determines if a dog can produce dark hairs and can give a dog a black “mask” or “widow’s peak.”
Coat Color ModifiersFurnishings
This gene is responsible for the mustache, beard, and eyebrows characteristic of some breeds.
Other Coat TraitsHairlessness (Terrier type)
This gene is responsible for hairlessness in the American Hairless Terrier.
Other Coat TraitsHairlessness (Xolo type)
This gene can cause hairlessness over most of the body and affect tooth shape and number.
Other Coat TraitsHarlequin
This gene determines whether a dog will have harlequin patterning, or a white coat with patches of darker pigment.
Coat Color ModifiersHidden Patterning
This gene helps determine whether a dog has a black coat.
Coat Color ModifiersHind Dew Claws
This gene can result in extra, nonfunctional digits located midway between a dog's paw and ankle.
Other Body FeaturesImmune Response 1
This gene is related to diversity in the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC II).
Genetic DiversityImmune Response 2
These genes are related to diversity in the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC II).
Genetic DiversityInbreeding
Our genetic COI measures how closely related a dog’s parents were.
Genetic DiversityMerle
This gene is responsible for a mottled or patchy coat color in some dogs.
Coat Color ModifiersMuzzle Length
This gene affects muzzle length.
Other Body FeaturesOculocutaneous Albinism Type 2
This gene can cause severely reduced or absent pigment in the eyes, skin, and hair.
Other Coat TraitsRed Pigment Intensity
These loci influence the concentration of red pigment in a dog’s coat.
Base Coat ColorRoan
This gene, along with the S Locus, regulates whether a dog will have roaning.
Coat Color ModifiersSaddle Tan
This gene causes the black hairs to recede into a "saddle" shape on a dog’s back.
Coat Color ModifiersShedding
This gene affects how much a dog sheds.
Other Coat TraitsTail Length
This gene can cause a short bobtail.
Other Body FeaturesWhite Spotting
This gene is responsible for most of the white spotting observed in dogs.
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