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Akita

Akita genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 22 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.29. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Akita

In the atlas, the Akita clusters consistently as Akita (100% of the 22 dogs here). At the trait loci, LCORL runs lower than average (7% here vs 83%); IGF1 runs higher than the atlas average (96% here vs 55%). Dogs here sit in a relatively sparse region of the atlas, fewer close neighbors than typical.

Only 22 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Chinese Rural Dog, Chow Chow, Chinese Shar Pei, Qingchuan Hound, and Guangxi Hound.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Akita

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

Dogs in the Atlas
22Founders
12 from Hayward2016, 10 from Spatola
Genetic diversity
0.29Moderate
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Ranks 37th most genetically tight of 107 ranked breeds.
Cluster structure
Single tight cluster
Intra-breed RMS distance: 25.51
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Chinese Rural Dog7.43
  2. Chow Chow9.22
  3. Chinese Shar Pei10.45
  4. Qingchuan Hound10.76
  5. Guangxi Hound11.45
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
IGF196%
HMGA216%
SMAD286%
LCORL7%
STC275%
ADAMTS1750%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1882%
FGF4·CFA1296%
Coat
RSPO272%
FGF559%
KRT7191%
MC1R96%
Ear set
MSRB353%
Skull shape
BMP353%
SMOC289%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data