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Cane Corso

Cane Corso genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 18 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.36. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Cane Corso

In the atlas, the Cane Corso clusters consistently as Cane Corso (100% of the 18 dogs here). Genetic diversity is high (mean heterozygosity 0.3567), reflecting either a mixed-breed cluster or breeds with broad genetic backgrounds. At the trait loci, LCORL runs lower than average (25% here vs 83%); KRT71 runs lower than average (56% here vs 91%).

Mean heterozygosity is 0.357, notably high, indicates broad genetic background. Only 18 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Neapolitan Mastiff, Mastiff, Saint Bernard, Newfoundland, and Great Dane.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Cane Corso

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

Dogs in the Atlas
18Founders
9 from Hayward2016, 5 from Parker, 4 from Spatola
Genetic diversity
0.36Diverse
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Too few dogs in this breed (<20) to rank.
Cluster structure
Single tight cluster
Intra-breed RMS distance: 23.74
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Neapolitan Mastiff4.10
  2. Mastiff7.02
  3. Saint Bernard11.38
  4. Newfoundland11.71
  5. Great Dane11.91
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
IGF136%
HMGA256%
SMAD283%
LCORL25%
STC267%
ADAMTS1753%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1894%
FGF4·CFA12100%
Coat
RSPO261%
FGF544%
KRT7156%
MC1R56%
Ear set
MSRB396%
Skull shape
BMP382%
SMOC258%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data