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Kenai

Mixed Ancestry

“if Regina George was a dog, I'd be her”

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@kenaiandkubo

Place of Birth

Evanston, WY, USA

Current Location

Rock Springs, Wyoming, USA

From

Evanston, WY, USA

This dog has been viewed and been given 12 wags

Genetic Breed Result

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Siberian Husky

Bred initially in Northern Siberia, the Siberian Husky is a medium-sized working dog who is quick and light on their feet. Their moderately compact and well furred body, erect ears and brush tail suggest their Northern heritage. Huskies are very active and energetic and are known for being long distance sled dogs.

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Alaskan Malamute

The Alaskan Malamute is a large, fluffy spitz breed recognized as being one of the most ancient breeds of dogs. The forebears to the modern Malamute crossed the Bering Strait with their owners over 4,000 years ago. Their size, thick coat, and work drive make them ideal dogs for pulling sleds, but they also make amicable companions.

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Alaskan-type Husky

The Alaskan Husky is all athlete. These dogs have a wide variety of appearances because they are bred for performance and behavior rather than looks. In fact, they've been specifically bred to pull sleds for hundreds of years. In temperament, they tend to be similar to the Siberian Husky.

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Discover dogs who share a similar breed mix to Kenai. A higher score means the two dogs have more of their breed mix in common. A score of 100% means they share the exact same breed mix!

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DNA Breed Origins

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Siberian Husky
Alaskan Malamute
Alaskan-type Husky

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Changes to this dog’s profile
  • On 1/2/2019 changed handle from "kenaiboi" to "kenaiinwy"
  • On 1/2/2019 changed handle from "kenai27" to "kenaiboi"
Here’s what Kenai’s family tree may have looked like.
Kenai
Family Tree From Embark PARENTS GRANDPARENTS GREAT GRANDPARENTS Siberian Husky mix Siberian Husky mix Siberian Husky Alaskan-type Husky / Siberian Husky mix Siberian Husky Alaskan Malamute / Siberian Husky mix Siberian Husky Siberian Husky Alaskan-type Husky Siberian Husky mix Siberian Husky Siberian Husky Alaskan Malamute Siberian Husky mix
While there may be other possible configurations of his family’s relationships, this is the most likely family tree to explain Kenai’s breed mix.
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Health Summary

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We were unable to detect one variant for Kenai. Your dog is not at increased risk for the other conditions we test for.

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Breed-Relevant Genetic Conditions

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Factor VII Deficiency

Identified in Alaskan Malamutes

X-Linked Progressive Retinal Atrophy 1, XL-PRA1

Identified in Siberian Huskies

GM1 Gangliosidosis

Identified in Siberian Huskies

Alaskan Husky Encephalopathy

Degenerative Myelopathy, DM

Identified in Siberian Huskies

Alaskan Malamute Polyneuropathy, AMPN

Identified in Alaskan Malamutes

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Through Kenai’s mitochondrial DNA we can trace his mother’s ancestry back to where dogs and people first became friends. This map helps you visualize the routes that his ancestors took to your home. Their story is described below the map.

Haplogroup

A1a

Haplotype

A16/17/99/100

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A1a

Kenai’s Haplogroup

A1a is the most common maternal lineage among Western dogs. This lineage traveled from the site of dog domestication in Central Asia to Europe along with an early dog expansion perhaps 10,000 years ago. It hung around in European village dogs for many millennia. Then, about 300 years ago, some of the prized females in the line were chosen as the founding dogs for several dog breeds. That set in motion a huge expansion of this lineage. It's now the maternal lineage of the overwhelming majority of Mastiffs, Labrador Retrievers and Gordon Setters. About half of Boxers and less than half of Shar-Pei dogs descend from the A1a line. It is also common across the world among village dogs, a legacy of European colonialism.

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Kenai’s Haplotype

Part of the large A1a haplogroup, this common haplotype is found in village dogs across the globe. Among breed dogs, we find it most frequently in Labrador Retrievers, Newfoundlands, German Shepherd Dogs, and Golden Retrievers.

Shar Pei dogs think A1a is the coolest!

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Through Kenai’s Y-chromosome we can trace his father’s ancestry back to where dogs and people first became friends. This map helps you visualize the routes that his ancestors took to your home. Their story is described below the map.

Haplogroup

C

Haplotype

H5a

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C

Kenai’s Haplogroup

C is a relatively rare paternal lineage. The dog populations which bear C are a disparate bunch. The Akita and Shiba Inu are Japanese breeds, the former of which seems to have roots in the Jomon population of hunter-gatherers which were present in the islands of Japan before the ancestors of the modern Japanese arrived. The New Guinea Singing Dog, Samoyed, and Alaska Malamute are all disparate breeds that also represent the C lineage. One village dog from Peru also bore this lineage. This wide distribution and diversity suggest C is not a recently expanded lineage. It likely represents a canid lineage which diversified sometime around the Last Glacial Maximum, when the dogs of Siberia and Oceania split off and went their separate ways.

H5a

Kenai’s Haplotype

Part of the C haplogroup, this haplotype occurs most commonly in Akitas and Alaskan Malamutes.

The Shiba Inu descends from this relativey rare haplogroup.

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