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Bloodhound

Bloodhound genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 18 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.28. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Bloodhound

In the atlas, the Bloodhound clusters consistently as Bloodhound (100% of the 18 dogs here). At the trait loci, HMGA2 runs higher than the atlas average (100% here vs 56%); ADAMTS17 runs higher than the atlas average (88% here vs 54%). Dogs here sit in a relatively sparse region of the atlas, fewer close neighbors than typical.

Low breed predictability score (0.28), individual dogs of this breed vary widely in genetics, suggesting active substructure or sub-population diversity. Only 18 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Basset Hound, Beagle, Dachshund, Miniature Dachshund, and Miniature Pinscher.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Bloodhound

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

Dogs in the Atlas
18Founders
10 from Spatola, 7 from Hayward2016, 1 from JenkinsWGS
Genetic diversity
0.28Moderate
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Too few dogs in this breed (<20) to rank.
Cluster structure
Single tight cluster
Intra-breed RMS distance: 24.17
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Basset Hound3.44
  2. Beagle3.77
  3. Dachshund5.13
  4. Miniature Dachshund5.81
  5. Miniature Pinscher6.05
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
IGF130%
HMGA2100%
SMAD292%
LCORL50%
STC268%
ADAMTS1788%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1881%
FGF4·CFA12100%
Coat
RSPO246%
FGF569%
KRT7158%
MC1R39%
Ear set
MSRB3100%
Skull shape
BMP382%
SMOC286%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data