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American Eskimo Dog

American Eskimo Dog genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 12 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.30. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about American Eskimo Dog

In the atlas, the American Eskimo Dog clusters consistently as American Eskimo Dog (100% of the 12 dogs here). At the trait loci, HMGA2 runs lower than average (0% here vs 56%); SMAD2 runs lower than average (25% here vs 74%).

Low breed predictability score (0.16), individual dogs of this breed vary widely in genetics, suggesting active substructure or sub-population diversity. Only 12 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Curly Coated Retriever, Kuvasz, Foxhound, Peruvian Inca Orchid, and Toy Fox Terrier.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about American Eskimo Dog

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

Dogs in the Atlas
12Founders
6 from Spatola, 6 from Hayward2016
Genetic diversity
0.30Moderate
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Too few dogs in this breed (<20) to rank.
Cluster structure
Single tight cluster
Intra-breed RMS distance: 39.62
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Curly Coated Retriever4.32
  2. Kuvasz5.55
  3. Foxhound5.60
  4. Peruvian Inca Orchid5.69
  5. Toy Fox Terrier5.93
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
IGF150%
HMGA20%
SMAD225%
LCORL92%
STC250%
ADAMTS1750%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1875%
FGF4·CFA1250%
Coat
RSPO250%
FGF575%
KRT71100%
MC1R92%
Ear set
MSRB350%
Skull shape
BMP350%
SMOC292%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data