A genetic dissection of breed composition and performance enhancement in the Alaskan sled dog

BMC Genomic Data

Table 3 The percentage change in Alaskan sled dog breed composition between high and low performing individuals.

Performance Phenotype	Racing Style	Sled Dog	Alaskan Malamute	Siberian Husky	Saluki	Pointer	Weimaraner	Samoyed	Anatolian Shepherd
Speed	Sprint ^A	5%^B	-6%	-3%	3%^C	-3%	1%	0%	0%
Speed	Distance ^A	25%^B	-15%	-10%	-6%	-2%	1%	0%	3%^C
Endurance	Sprint ^A	26%^B	-10%	-7%	0%	-9%	-2%	0%	0%
Endurance	Distance ^A	-15%	11%^D	11%^D	2%	0%	0%	2%	0%
Work Ethic	Sprint ^A	38%^B	-23%	-17%	-6%	-6%	-6%	2%	0%
Work Ethic	Distance ^A	11%^B	-13%	-13%	0%	0%	0%	0%	6%^E

A. The average breed composition of the five most representative dogs within the given race style for each athletic attribute.
B. There is an overall trend of increased Alaskan sled dog signature in higher performing dogs of all athletic phenotypes.
C. Saluki and Anatolian Shepherd show slight elevation for the speed phenotype.
D. Alaskan Malamute and Siberian Husky show an increase in representation within distance sled dogs for high endurance performance.
E. The Anatolian Shepherd is increased for the enhancement of the behavioral trait of work ethic in distance sled dogs.

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