Whippet
Temperament: Gentle, quiet and intelligent, Whippets were bred to be house dogs that could occasionally hunt up a rabbit. They are very attached to their owners and like all sight hounds, tend to have a lot of prey drive.
Height: Female: 18–21 inches (45–53 cm), Male: 19–22 inches (48–56 cm)
Weight: 15 – 31 lbs
Life Span: 12 – 15 years
Breed Average Outlier Index: 0.39
Breed Average Genetic Relatedness: 0.03
Breed Average Internal Relatedness: -0.01
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| No. | Name | Gender | Outlier Index | Average Genetic Relatedness | Internal Relatedness | 1 | Domino Dynamometer | M | 0.13 | 0.14 | -0.01 | 2 | Domino Stihl The One | M | 0.32 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 3 | Domino Dremel Without A Cause | M | 0.26 | 0.09 | -0.11 | 4 | Domino The Highest Caliper | F | 0.28 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 5 | Domino Ryobi Runner | M | 0.24 | 0.07 | -0.09 | 6 | Domino Beskar Steel Armor | M | 0.24 | 0.05 | -0.09 | 7 | Domino DeWalter | M | 0.25 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 8 | Domino Jigsaw Puzzle | M | 0.31 | 0.02 | -0.07 | 9 | Domino Rosie The Riveter | F | 0.34 | 0.07 | -0.08 | 10 | Surrey Hill Mariner Top-of-the-Trees | F | 0.48 | -0.07 | -0.07 |
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The Whippet is a sighthound, one of a number of breeds with similar elegant type, structure and drive that range across the Middle East and Europe. Known for their speed and prey drive, sighthounds vary in size to meet their fuction. Said to have originated in England, and bred down from greyhounds, the Whippet was said to have working class roots. Their smaller size made them an ideal one-dog family pet who could help hunt but still be affordable and easy to keep - unlike some of their larger cousins found only in the large kennels of the rich. Whether used for hunting hares for dinner or dog racing and accompanying gambling, the Whippet grew in popularity in the late 19th century, dwindled to a very small breed during the World Wars, and then became one of the most popular breeds in England in the beginning of the 21st century, and had spread to all the continents.
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The follow includes dogs with birthdates listed in the database.
DLA Haplotypes in the Breed
The Dog Leukocyte Antigen or DLA is the region in the canine genome that controls the immune system, among other things. There are three classes or areas, and the VGL Canine Diversity Test genotypes or records the two regions with the most variation. Because it is an area that mutates more rapidly than others, the method VGL uses is ideal for identifying specific combinations of DNA, and not merely showing whether a dog inherited two of the same sets of genetics from its parents or two different ones.
"Haplotype" is a generic name for a set of genes that are bound together and inherited as a set. The DLA Class I and Class II haplotypes are very tightly bound and represent about 2 million base pairs of DNA - a sizeable chunk. These two haplotypes together make an extended haplotype that is nearly always passed from parent to puppies as a pair. We therefore have two tables below showing both the combinations of DLA found in this breed and how often they appear, and also how often they appear individually.
Remember that frequency percentages do not show how many dogs carry them, but rather how many of these haplotypes exist in the breed as a whole. Every dog has two sets of DLA haplotypes, one inherited from dam, and one inherited from sire. These almost never recombine in new generations.
DLA Class I/Class II Combinations :
| Class I Haplotype | Class II Haplotype | Frequency in the Breed | 1066 | 2048 | 28.46% | 1016 | 2031 | 14.62% | 1104 | 2017 | 14.62% | 1040 | 2028 | 11.54% | 1002 | 2001 | 9.23% | 1208 | 2006 | 6.92% | 1008 | 2003 | 4.62% | 1058 | 2033 | 2.31% | 1056 | 2017 | 1.54% | 1208 | 2017 | 1.54% | 1045 | 2062 | 0.77% | 1142 | 2018 | 0.77% | 1162 | 2006 | 0.77% | 1209 | 2017 | 0.77% | 1248 | 2001 | 0.77% | 1249 | 2003 | 0.77% |
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DLA Frequencies :
| Class | Haplotype | Frequency in the Breed | Class I | 1002 | 9.23% | Class I | 1008 | 4.62% | Class I | 1016 | 14.62% | Class I | 1040 | 11.54% | Class I | 1045 | 0.77% | Class I | 1056 | 1.54% | Class I | 1058 | 2.31% | Class I | 1066 | 28.46% | Class I | 1104 | 14.62% | Class I | 1142 | 0.77% | Class I | 1162 | 0.77% | Class I | 1208 | 8.46% | Class I | 1209 | 0.77% | Class I | 1248 | 0.77% | Class I | 1249 | 0.77% | Class II | 2001 | 10.00% | Class II | 2003 | 5.38% | Class II | 2006 | 7.69% | Class II | 2017 | 18.46% | Class II | 2018 | 0.77% | Class II | 2028 | 11.54% | Class II | 2031 | 14.62% | Class II | 2033 | 2.31% | Class II | 2048 | 28.46% | Class II | 2062 | 0.77% | Class I | 1002 | 9.23% | Class I | 1008 | 4.62% | Class I | 1016 | 14.62% | Class I | 1040 | 11.54% | Class I | 1045 | 0.77% | Class I | 1056 | 1.54% | Class I | 1058 | 2.31% | Class I | 1066 | 28.46% | Class I | 1104 | 14.62% | Class I | 1142 | 0.77% | Class I | 1162 | 0.77% | Class I | 1208 | 8.46% | Class I | 1209 | 0.77% | Class I | 1248 | 0.77% | Class I | 1249 | 0.77% | Class II | 2001 | 10.00% | Class II | 2003 | 5.38% | Class II | 2006 | 7.69% | Class II | 2017 | 18.46% | Class II | 2018 | 0.77% | Class II | 2028 | 11.54% | Class II | 2031 | 14.62% | Class II | 2033 | 2.31% | Class II | 2048 | 28.46% | Class II | 2062 | 0.77% |
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