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Afghan Hound

Afghan Hound genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 21 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.31. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Afghan Hound

In the atlas, the Afghan Hound clusters consistently as Afghan Hound (100% of the 21 dogs here). At the trait loci, FGF4_retrogene_CFA18 runs lower than average (36% here vs 77%); STC2 runs lower than average (36% here vs 74%). Dogs here sit in a relatively sparse region of the atlas, fewer close neighbors than typical.

Only 21 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Saluki, Taigan, village dog Egypt Luxor, village dog Qatar, and village dog Afghanistan.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Afghan Hound

Computed from the 14,478 research dogs in the Atlas. Methods: technical methodology.

Dogs in the Atlas
21Founders
11 from Hayward2016, 10 from Spatola
Genetic diversity
0.31Moderate
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Ranks 45th most genetically tight of 107 ranked breeds.
Cluster structure
Single tight cluster
Intra-breed RMS distance: 23.42
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Saluki5.94
  2. Taigan8.55
  3. Village Dog Egypt Luxor9.62
  4. Village Dog Qatar11.10
  5. Village Dog Afghanistan13.50
Top-10 PC corrected Euclidean. Lower = closer.
Trait genetics
Allele frequencies at named morphology loci

Frequency of the alternate allele in this breed at each locus's representative SNP. Methods + caveats in technical methodology.

Body size
IGF154%
HMGA288%
SMAD293%
LCORL100%
STC236%
ADAMTS1750%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1836%
FGF4·CFA12100%
Coat
RSPO277%
FGF595%
KRT71100%
MC1R83%
Ear set
MSRB379%
Skull shape
BMP382%
SMOC2100%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data