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Cardigan Welsh Corgi

Cardigan Welsh Corgi genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 14 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.37. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Cardigan Welsh Corgi

In the atlas, the Cardigan Welsh Corgi clusters consistently as Cardigan Welsh Corgi (100% of the 14 dogs here). Genetic diversity is high (mean heterozygosity 0.366), reflecting either a mixed-breed cluster or breeds with broad genetic backgrounds. At the trait loci, FGF4_retrogene_CFA18 runs lower than average (0% here vs 77%); FGF4_retrogene_CFA12 runs lower than average (18% here vs 80%).

Mean heterozygosity is 0.366, notably high, indicates broad genetic background. Only 14 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Australian Shepherd, Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Border Collie, Australian Cattle Dog, and Old English Sheepdog.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Cardigan Welsh Corgi

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

Dogs in the Atlas
14Founders
10 from Spatola, 4 from Hayward2016
Genetic diversity
0.37Diverse
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Too few dogs in this breed (<20) to rank.
Cluster structure
Single tight cluster
Intra-breed RMS distance: 20.36
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Australian Shepherd5.90
  2. Pembroke Welsh Corgi6.56
  3. Border Collie9.21
  4. Australian Cattle Dog10.01
  5. Old English Sheepdog10.12
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
IGF120%
HMGA239%
SMAD236%
LCORL100%
STC263%
ADAMTS1770%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA180%
FGF4·CFA1218%
Coat
RSPO238%
FGF582%
KRT7193%
MC1R54%
Ear set
MSRB345%
Skull shape
BMP367%
SMOC2100%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data