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Borzoi

Borzoi genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 22 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.32. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Borzoi

In the atlas, the Borzoi clusters consistently as Borzoi (100% of the 22 dogs here). Genetic diversity is high (mean heterozygosity 0.3227), reflecting either a mixed-breed cluster or breeds with broad genetic backgrounds. At the trait loci, STC2 runs lower than average (27% here vs 74%); BMP3 runs lower than average (25% here vs 66%). Dogs here sit in a relatively sparse region of the atlas, fewer close neighbors than typical.

Mean heterozygosity is 0.323, notably high, indicates broad genetic background. Only 22 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Italian Greyhound, Whippet, Great Dane, Belgian Sheepdog, and mixed breed.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Borzoi

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
0.32Moderate
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Ranks 73rd most genetically tight of 107 ranked breeds.
Cluster structure
Single tight cluster
Intra-breed RMS distance: 23.44
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Italian Greyhound8.94
  2. Whippet11.47
  3. Great Dane13.73
  4. Belgian Sheepdog14.23
  5. Mix15.06
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
IGF153%
HMGA221%
SMAD291%
LCORL96%
STC227%
ADAMTS1730%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1896%
FGF4·CFA1264%
Coat
RSPO225%
FGF591%
KRT7177%
MC1R89%
Ear set
MSRB3100%
Skull shape
BMP325%
SMOC280%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data