Novel origins of copy number variation in the dog genome

Table 5 CNVs identified in each breed and sample compared to the reference genome

		Total CNV loci per breed			Average CNV loci per sample
Breed	Samples	Total	MB	BS	Total	MB	BS
Border Terrier (BTe)	2	156	154	2	128.5	126.5	2
Boxer (Box)	2	103	102	1	64.5	64	0.5
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (CCS)	2	189	182	7	148.5	143.5	5
Chihuahua (Chi)	2	181	178	3	142	140.5	1.5
Dachshund (Dac)	2	180	172	8	131	127	4
English Cocker Spaniel (ECS)	2	166	165	1	129	128.5	0.5
English Springer Spaniel (ESS)	2	214	207	7	160	156	4
Finnish Spitz (FSp)	2	186	176	10	148.5	140.5	8
German Shepherd (GSh)	2	163	160	3	126	123.5	2.5
Labrador Retriever (LRe)	2	170	168	2	129	128	1
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever (NSD)	2	193	190	3	147.5	145.5	2
Poodle (Pdl)	2	182	180	2	130	129	1
Sarloos (Sar)	2	175	168	7	135	130	5
Schnauzer (Sch)	2	169	163	6	127	123.5	3.5
Swedish Elkhound (Elk)	2	159	158	1	116.5	115.5	1
Average (2-sample breeds)	2	172.4	168.2	4.2	130.9	128.1	2.8
Golden Retriever (GRe)	10	264	255	9	121.6	118.8	2.8
Irish Wolfhound (IrW)	10	229	215	14	136.2	127.7	8.5
Average (10-sample breeds)	10	246.5	235	11.5	128.9	123.3	5.7
Wolf (Wlf)	3	163	160	3	96.3	95.3	1

MB, multi-breed (CNVs found in more than one breed); BS, breed-specific (CNVs found in only one breed).

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