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Rukia

Mixed Ancestry

“Sweet but feisty! I got Rukia (and her brother, Renji…who was black and white) when they were 8 weeks old. Unfortunately, Renji passed away at just under the age of 10 from congestive heart failure…but Rukia is still doing great!♥️ She loves to sleep right next to me (presumably to stay warm) and is always the one who alerts me whenever she hears anything outside! Rukia lives with her Husky “sister,”Reecy!”

Place of Birth

Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Current Location

McKinney, Texas, USA

This dog has been viewed and been given 12 wags

Genetic Breed Result

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Chihuahua

Chihuahuas have a huge personality that defies their tiny frame, known to be highly active and intelligent canines.

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Cocker Spaniel

Cocker Spaniels are handsome and intelligent hunting dogs that are also well-suited to life as a loving family pet.

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DNA Breed Origins

Breed colors:
Chihuahua
Cocker Spaniel

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Here’s what Rukia’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 Rukia’s breed mix.

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Through Rukia’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

A4

Haplotype

A455

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A4

Rukia’s Haplogroup

The A4 maternal lineage is fairly rare. It is found in Cocker Spaniels, but A4 is also represented well among East Asian breeds including the Chinese Crested Dog, Shar-Pei and Shih Tzu. Moving away from Asia, it is also found among Chihuahuas (a very old breed!) and village dogs in Peru. This may be a lineage that moved into Western breeds because of their owners' tendencies to mix them up with Eastern breeds in the early modern period.

A455

Rukia’s Haplotype

Part of the A4 haplogroup, this haplotype occurs most frequently in mixed breed dogs.

The popular Chihuahua breed descends from the A4 maternal line.

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

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