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Lulu

Mixed Ancestry

“Lulu is from the litter of 6 puppies, found in a small space behind an apartment building on Jeju island.”

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Place of Birth

Jeju-do, South Korea

Current Location

SF, California, USA

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Genetic Breed Result

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Embark Supermutt analysis

What’s in that Supermutt? There may be small amounts of DNA from these distant ancestors:

East Asian Village Dog

Many years ago, when wolves began scavenging our hunting camps, they became gradually attuned to human life. Genetic changes in those wolves over time led to tameness, small body size and early age of first reproduction that soon after yielded what we see today in the East Asian village dogs.

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Akita

The Akita is a large breed of dog originating from the mountainous northern regions of Japan.

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DNA Breed Origins

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East Asian Village Dog
Akita

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Changes to this dog’s profile
  • On 3/29/2019 changed handle from "lulu205" to "luluthejindo"
Here’s what Lulu’s family tree may have looked like.
While there may be other possible configurations of her family’s relationships, this is the most likely family tree to explain Lulu’s breed mix.
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Health Summary

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Lulu has one variant that you should let your vet know about.

ALT Activity

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Lulu inherited one copy of the variant we tested

Why is this important to your vet?

Lulu has one copy of a variant associated with reduced ALT activity as measured on veterinary blood chemistry panels. Please inform your veterinarian that Lulu has this genotype, as ALT is often used as an indicator of liver health and Lulu is likely to have a lower than average resting ALT activity. As such, an increase in Lulu’s ALT activity could be evidence of liver damage, even if it is within normal limits by standard ALT reference ranges.

What is ALT Activity?

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is a clinical tool that can be used by veterinarians to better monitor liver health. This result is not associated with liver disease. ALT is one of several values veterinarians measure on routine blood work to evaluate the liver. It is a naturally occurring enzyme located in liver cells that helps break down protein. When the liver is damaged or inflamed, ALT is released into the bloodstream.

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

Haplogroup

E

Haplotype

E47

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Lulu’s Haplogroup

Haplogroup E is a very rare maternal line, present primarily in Northern breed dogs and dogs with some level of recent gray wolf ancestry.

E47

Lulu’s Haplotype

The E haplogroup in general is not common. This rare haplotype occurs most frequently in East Asian village dogs.

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The Paternal Haplotype reveals a dog’s deep ancestral lineage, stretching back thousands of years to the original domestication of dogs.

Are you looking for information on the breeds that Lulu inherited from her mom and dad? Check out her breed breakdown and family tree.

Paternal Haplotype is determined by looking at a dog’s Y-chromosome—but not all dogs have Y-chromosomes!

Why can’t we show Paternal Haplotype results for female dogs?

All dogs have two sex chromosomes. Female dogs have two X-chromosomes (XX) and male dogs have one X-chromosome and one Y-chromosome (XY). When having offspring, female (XX) dogs always pass an X-chromosome to their puppy. Male (XY) dogs can pass either an X or a Y-chromosome—if the puppy receives an X-chromosome from its father then it will be a female (XX) puppy and if it receives a Y-chromosome then it will be a male (XY) puppy. As you can see, Y-chromosomes are passed down from a male dog only to its male offspring.

Since Lulu is a female (XX) dog, she has no Y-chromosome for us to analyze and determine a paternal haplotype.

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