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Briard

Briard genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 13 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.35. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Briard

In the atlas, the Briard clusters consistently as Briard (100% of the 13 dogs here). Genetic diversity is high (mean heterozygosity 0.3519), reflecting either a mixed-breed cluster or breeds with broad genetic backgrounds. At the trait loci, FGF5 runs higher than the atlas average (100% here vs 64%); BMP3 runs lower than average (33% here vs 66%). Dogs here sit in a relatively sparse region of the atlas, fewer close neighbors than typical.

Mean heterozygosity is 0.352, notably high, indicates broad genetic background. Only 13 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Great Pyrenees, Irish Water Spaniel, Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, Pomeranian, and Portuguese Water Dog.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Briard

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

Dogs in the Atlas
13Founders
10 from Spatola, 2 from JenkinsWGS, 1 from Hayward2016
Genetic diversity
0.35Diverse
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Too few dogs in this breed (<20) to rank.
Cluster structure
Single tight cluster
Intra-breed RMS distance: 19.20
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Great Pyrenees6.64
  2. Irish Water Spaniel7.03
  3. Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen7.55
  4. Pomeranian7.68
  5. Portuguese Water Dog7.73
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
IGF1
HMGA262%
SMAD269%
LCORL69%
STC275%
ADAMTS17
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1896%
FGF4·CFA1292%
Coat
RSPO2
FGF5100%
KRT7196%
MC1R85%
Ear set
MSRB357%
Skull shape
BMP333%
SMOC258%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data