Table 3 |
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The percentage change in Alaskan sled dog breed composition between high and low performing individuals. |
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Performance Phenotype |
Racing Style |
Sled Dog |
Alaskan Malamute |
Siberian Husky |
Saluki |
Pointer |
Weimaraner |
Samoyed |
Anatolian Shepherd |
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Speed |
SprintA |
5%B |
-6% |
-3% |
3%C |
-3% |
1% |
0% |
0% |
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Speed |
DistanceA |
25%B |
-15% |
-10% |
-6% |
-2% |
1% |
0% |
3%C |
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Endurance |
SprintA |
26%B |
-10% |
-7% |
0% |
-9% |
-2% |
0% |
0% |
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Endurance |
DistanceA |
-15% |
11%D |
11%D |
2% |
0% |
0% |
2% |
0% |
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Work Ethic |
SprintA |
38%B |
-23% |
-17% |
-6% |
-6% |
-6% |
2% |
0% |
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Work Ethic |
DistanceA |
11%B |
-13% |
-13% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
6%E |
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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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Huson et al. BMC Genetics 2010 11:71 doi:10.1186/1471-2156-11-71 |
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