It's not big news. It's small news. My mom gave Glory a DNA test and we got the results back!pic.twitter.com/McjWFphBtX
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It's not big news. It's small news. My mom gave Glory a DNA test and we got the results back!pic.twitter.com/McjWFphBtX
First, a bit about sled dog breeds. Many of you already know this. All of our dogs are Alaskan huskies, which are not to be confused with Siberian huskies (aka “slowberians” oops did I type that out loud)pic.twitter.com/LlL8k0lo8l
This is a Siberian Husky. They’re what most people think of when they picture sled dogs: big, fluffy, pointy ears, curly tails, blue eyes, etc.pic.twitter.com/tdodF17ab5
These are Alaskan huskies. They come in every color. They have floppy ears and pointy ears and short tails and curly tails and thick fur and sleek hair and everything in between.pic.twitter.com/7VGw970LIw
But wait. How can they all be the same breed, when they look so different from each other?pic.twitter.com/HMZUUngtXv
In fact, “Alaskan husky” is not an officially recognized breed. It’s a heritage.pic.twitter.com/EOlTY7DuAm
Most breeds have been bred to fit specific physical criteria. For instance, according to the AKC, a male golden retriever should be 23 inches in height at the withers, have dark brown eyes, "chest between forelegs at least as wide as a man's closed hand including thumb," etc.
Do you know what an Alaskan husky should look like? Nobody cares!pic.twitter.com/nbP08W1BH7
For generations, mushers have been breeding northern dogs that are fast, hard-working, loyal, have tough feet, are good eaters, get along in packs, and LOVE TO PULL. Village dogs, gold rush dogs, whatever dogs. That, my friends, is an Alaskan husky.
Then an interesting thing happened.
These mishmash dogs? They started showing really interesting characteristics. They developed traits that are unique among mammals.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDG4GSypcIE …
And DNA tests have showed that even though Alaskan huskies look dramatically different from each other, they are as genetically cohesive as any other dog breed.
These are Glory’s siblings: Spike, Willow, Clem, Anya, and Xander. They’re named after characters from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.pic.twitter.com/NokYsDR7kC
As far as we know, Glory is Alaskan huskies all the way down. But she doesn’t like to pull, so she moved out west to live with my mom @JanaKay4 as a pet.pic.twitter.com/7YnLFCSs3Y
Glory likes pet life very much. (PS that is my dad spoiling her)pic.twitter.com/jncnUfLq8X
My mom got Glory a DNA test, out of curiosity, and we’ve all been waiting for the results. Are you ready?pic.twitter.com/ELeolWg5rF
What does that look like, on a DNA chart based on recognized breeds? It looks like established northern breeds mixed with nobody-really-knows-what (the “breed groups” half).pic.twitter.com/aERrx6ASwA
Geneticists, please weigh in, but it’s my understanding that a 25% overlap with breed X doesn’t mean that Glory is 25% X. It means that a quarter of her DNA overlaps with that breed. For northern-type dogs who evolved together for centuries, this is both predictable + fascinating
Psst! Nobody tell the Buffy pups that they share a quarter of their DNA with Slowberianspic.twitter.com/c4RS8qJxdn
I thought this was the coolest finding. Canadian Eskimo Dog, aka Qimmiq!pic.twitter.com/BcsImnFVlx
The biggest conclusion, though, is that she is 100% perfect.pic.twitter.com/srmkiUpvLF
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