Canine Genetics
Breeders Assistant for Dogs has comprehensive coverage of dog genetics, both for coat color inheritance and congenital diseases. Use of these features requires the Genetics Option.
Breeds
We supply genetic configurations for most common breeds, including:
Afghan Hound Akita American Cocker Spaniel Australian Shepherd Basenji Beagle Border Collie Boxer Brittany Bulldog Chihuahua Collie Corgi Dachshund Dalmatian Dobermann Elkhound English Cocker Spaniel English Setter English Springer Spaniel Field Spaniel Fox Terrier Foxhound French Bulldog German Shepherd Golden Retriever Gordon Setter Great Dane Greyhound Irish Setter Irish Wolfhound King Charles Spaniel Labrador Retriever Newfoundland Old English Sheepdog Papillon Pekingese Pointer Pomeranian Poodle Pug Rhodesian Ridgeback Rottweiler Schnauzer Scottish Terrier Shetland Sheepdog Weimaraner West Highland White Terrier Whippet White Shepherd Yorkshire Terrier
We also supply a generic configuration that includes all color and disease genes and can be used for other breeds not specifically covered above.
Color Genes
Our genetic configurations handle most recognized coat colour & breed genes, including:
Agouti Coloration Albino Blue Dilution Chocolate Color Intensity Dominant Black/Brindle Dominant White Extension Flecked Grey Merle Dilute Greying Harlequin Harlequin Tweed Merle Roan Rufous
Super Extension Ticked White Spotting
Congenital Defects (Canine Genetic Diseases)
We also cover a wide range of congenital defects for which the mode of inheritance is known, including:
Acral Mutilation Syndrome Aortic Stenosis Black Hair Follicular Dysplasia C. Leucocyte Adhesion Deficiency Canine Cyclic Neutropenia Centralised PRA Cerebellar Abiotrophy Cerebellar Ataxia Cerebellar Hypoplasia Ceroid Lipofuscinosis Chronic Hepatitis Cleft Lip/Palate Collie Eye Anomaly
Complement Deficiency Copper-Associated Hepatitis Cutaneous Asthenia Dalmatian Bronzing Syndrome Dancing Dobermann Disease Dermatomyositis Distal Sensor. Polyneuropathy Dominant Megaoesophagus Epidermal Dysplasia Epidermolysis Bullosa Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency Factor X Deficiency Focal Spinal Musc. Atrophy Fold Dermatitis Follicular Dysplasia Fucosidosis Gangliosidosis GM1 Gangliosidosis GM2 Type B Gangliosidosis GM2 Type O Generalised PRA German Shepherd Pyoderma Giant Axonal Neuropathy Globoid Cell Leukodystrophy Glucocerebrosidosis Glycogen Storage Dis. Type 3 Haemophilia A Haemophilia B Hemeralopia (Day Blindness) Hereditory Myopathy Hypertrophic Neuropathy Hypomyelinogenesis Ichthyosis Idiopathic Polyneuropathy Juvenile Hyperparathyroidism Laryngeal Paralysis Lethal Acrodermatitis Lymphedema Microphthalmia Motor Neuron Disease Multi. Chrom. Neuronal Degen. Myasthenia Gravis Myelodysplasia Narrow Angle Glaucoma Neuroaxonal Dystrophy Nodular Dermatofibrosis Open Angle Glaucoma Patella Luxation Pituitary Dwarfism Prog. Spinal Musc. Atrophy Progressive Axonopathy Protein-Losing Enteropathy Recessive Megaoesophagus Retinal Dysplasia Scotty Cramp Sebaceous Adenitis Seborrhea Sensory Neuropathy Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Sphingomyelinosis Spinal Muscular Atrophy Tetralogy of Fallot Ventricular Septal Defect X-linked Hypomyelinogenesis von Willebrands Disease
We supply all the above configurations in two formats - one suited for American English and another suited for British English. The American version also uses the OFA grading schemes for Hip Dysplasia and Elbow Dysplasia, whilst the British version uses the BVA grading.
It is possible to extend any genetic configuration by adding genes not included. Note that we handle both discretely inherited traits and polygenic traits.
See Also:
Genetics Overview
Dog Color Genetics
Entering Genotypes
Comprehensive Cat Genetics
Inbreeding & Common Ancestors
Polygenic Inheritance Modelling
Mating Predictions
Gene Inheritance Probabilities
Genetic Configuration Files
Genotype Verification
Covariance Analysis
Gene Frequency Analysis
