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Chinese Crested

Chinese Crested genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 25 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.29. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Chinese Crested

In the atlas, the Chinese Crested clusters consistently as Chinese Crested (100% of the 25 dogs here). At the trait loci, SMAD2 runs lower than average (8% here vs 74%); HMGA2 runs lower than average (4% here vs 56%). Dogs here sit in a relatively sparse region of the atlas, fewer close neighbors than typical.

Low breed predictability score (0.12), individual dogs of this breed vary widely in genetics, suggesting active substructure or sub-population diversity. Only 25 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: village dog Nz South, village dog Nz North, Foxhound, Otterhound, and Peruvian Inca Orchid.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Chinese Crested

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

Dogs in the Atlas
25Founders
13 from Hayward2016, 10 from Spatola, 2 from JenkinsWGS
Genetic diversity
0.29Moderate
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Ranks 36th most genetically tight of 107 ranked breeds.
Cluster structure
Single tight cluster
Intra-breed RMS distance: 47.47
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Village Dog Nz South3.36
  2. Village Dog Nz North3.83
  3. Foxhound4.12
  4. Otterhound4.17
  5. Peruvian Inca Orchid4.89
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
IGF160%
HMGA24%
SMAD28%
LCORL100%
STC260%
ADAMTS1748%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA18100%
FGF4·CFA1278%
Coat
RSPO260%
FGF550%
KRT71100%
MC1R100%
Ear set
MSRB348%
Skull shape
BMP356%
SMOC256%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data