EmberTheDog

Will dogs tested in early 2021 with Essentials receive the updated results?

I tested my dog with Essentials and was kind of disappointed. She came back with a decent percentage of uncommon breeds that are very rare in the US (8% Portuguese Podengo Medio, 7% Azawakh). I've noticed those receiving the update are receiving breeds more common in the US.

Edit: Also, if/when you release the relative feature, will dogs tested with the older Wisdom Panel versions be included?

I agree, there needs to be!

Unfortunately, not too many people are interested in cat DNA for reasons your team already knows (cats don't come from long lines of breeds, breeding is relatively recent, most cats are >70% cat mutt).

I think the Wisdom Panel traits section for cats is the highlight compared to competitors. We have a Maine Coon looking cat, so I would love to see if he comes back positive for the long-haired gene seen in Maine Coons. We know he is mainly American cat mutt, so the trait genes are cool.

I hope your team expands the traits section over time! It's already a huge draw for cat (and dog) obsessed people like me.

You should post your differences on /r/DoggyDNA! We got our cat tested with BasePaws before Wisdom Panel had a test. I'm interested if we should do both.

So I'm not as knowledgeable about cat genetics, but I was wondering why some phenotypes were omitted.

One would be calico/orange coat, are the genetics more complex than looking at the two X chromosomes and seeing X^B and X^b ? Obviously, there are influences by Barr Bodies in female cats, but I'm surprised to not see much about cat coat color (at least for orange cats)

The traits section for our dog was spot on for coat. It was interesting to see that she has a saddle tan combined with the piebald. We didn't notice the saddle tan due to the white markings, but it's so obvious now!

She's a rescue from the southern US. From what I can tell, her bully+lab half (APBT/AmBull/Lab) has been in the US for several generations.

The other half (beagle/???) is less clear. A handful of hound relatives popped up on a competitor's website, but not enough to say this half has been in the US for several generations.