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Fig. 4 | BMC Genomics

Fig. 4

From: Wolf outside, dog inside? The genomic make-up of the Czechoslovakian Wolfdog

Fig. 4

Runs of homozygosity (ROH) analysis. a Mean number of ROHs per breed. Czechoslovakian Wolfdogs (CWD) show a mean number of ROHs intermediate between values from parental populations. German Shepherds (GSh) are closer to the breeds with the highest values whereas Carpathian wolves (WCA) to breeds with the lowest values. Bars indicate standard deviations. b Mean ROH length (kb) per breed. The mean length of ROHs in Czechoslovakian Wolfdogs (CWD) is wider than parental populations suggesting a high recent inbreeding rate. Bars indicate standard deviations. c Distribution of ROH lengths in the three groups. Carpathian wolves (WCA; black line) show most of ROHs of 1000 kb length whereas German Shepherds (GSh; light grey line) and Czechoslovakian Wolfdogs (CWD; dark grey line) exhibit similar patterns, both with most of ROHs around 2000 kb length. However, Czechoslovakian Wolfdogs also show a second peak of ROHs of about 7000 kb length suggesting a stronger inbreeding in more recent generations. Bar plots indicate the 38 Czechoslovakian Wolfdog autosomal chromosomes which show a quite uniformly distributed number of ROHs

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