TABLE 1:
Estimated heterozygosities (HE)and genetic distances (FST) for South African dogs
| Breed | HE* | FST* with |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Russell terrier | Labrador retriever | ||
| Jack Russell terrier | 0.76 (0.76) | ||
| Labrador retriever | 0.68 (0.68) | 0.042 (0.064) | |
| German shepherd dog | 0.57 (0.54) | 0.087 (0.153) | 0.106 (0.201) |
HE is a measure of the genetic diversity in the population; a high HE value indicates that many individuals are heterozygous at many loci, consistent with a low level of inbreeding. FST is an estimate of the genetic differentiation between two populations. A high value indicates that the two populations are genetically isolated. Values were calculated using the programme GENALEX (Peakall and Smouse 2006).
*Values in brackets for UK dogs (from Mellanby and others 2013).