Shedding
Reduced Shedding
The Reduced Shedding variant is associated with a decreased tendency for a dog to shed hair. The variant is located in the MC5R gene.
More Info
Did you know?
Dogs with the Furnishings variant shed less than dogs with a smooth muzzle and shed even less when the Reduced Shedding variant is present.
How it works
One or two copies of the Reduced Shedding variant is likely to reduce a dog's tendency to shed. Copies of the Furnishings variant, particularly two, also reduce the tendency of a dog to shed.
Prevalence
7 in 10 dogs
have one or more copy of this genetic variant in our testing.
Technical Details
| Gene | MC5R |
|---|---|
| Variant | A>T |
| Chromosome | 1 |
| Coordinate | 24,430,748 |
All coordinates reference CanFam3.1
References & Credit
Credit to our scientific colleagues:
Hayward, J. J., Castelhano, M. G., Oliveira, K. C., Corey, E., Balkman, C., Baxter, T. L., … Boyko, A. R. (2016). Complex disease and phenotype mapping in the domestic dog. Nature Communications, 7, 1–11. View the article