Embark COI vs Wisdom Panel Heterozygosity

We documented dogs of multiple breeds to show the relationship between Embark’s COI and Wisdom Panel’s Heterozygosity DNA tested genetic diversity. This is to educate the public and especially breeders what each platform offers and how it relates to each other. Science offers breeders and pet owners the ability to know actual inbreeding of their dog through state of the art DNA testing. In addition, breeders can use each platform’s Pair Predictor to analyze if a potential pairing will increase or decrease inbreeding of a future litter. This technology takes the guesswork out of wondering if two parents are a good match when it comes to genetic diversity.

In this info picture we document a side-by-side list of Embark COI results of dogs with their Wisdom Panel Heterozygosity scores. The lowest score is a mixed breed dog with DNA tested COI of 1% and Heterozygosity of 45%. This dog is a genetically diverse as one can possibly be. On the other side of this chart we show a highly inbred Collie who is 55% COI on Embark and 21% Heterozygous at Wisdom Panel.

The lower the COI score, the lower the inbreeding

The higher the Heterozygosity score, the lower the inbreeding

To see the full data for every dog listed here, we have two articles documenting these exact dog’s DNA testing.

For the Golden Retrievers you can see them at: Golden Retriever Diversity
For the other breeds you can see them in our article: Documenting Genetic Diversity in Many Dog Breeds

For more articles on DNA testing check out the “Learn More” section here on the Red-Dawn Golden Retrievers web site.

** The Bannasch study in 2021 of over 200 purebred breeds showed that the average level of inbreeding (COI) in purebred dogs is around 25%, and equal to Wisdom Panel’s heterozygosity score of 33.1%, which is equivalent to the mating of full siblings. We have this Bannasch study documented here on our web site. Check it out!

The picture chart shows in the left column each dog’s DNA tested COI at Embark.

The second column is each dog’s Wisdom Panel DNA tested Heterozygosity.

The third column is the dog’s name.

The fourth column is the dog’s breed

Embark COI vs Wisdom Panel’s Heterozygosity, a chart of multiple dogs and breeds represented