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Chinese Rural Dog

Chinese Rural Dog genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 9 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.33. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Chinese Rural Dog

In the atlas, the Chinese Rural Dog clusters consistently as Chinese Rural Dog (100% of the 9 dogs here). Genetic diversity is high (mean heterozygosity 0.3252), reflecting either a mixed-breed cluster or breeds with broad genetic backgrounds. At the trait loci, SMOC2 runs lower than average (39% here vs 75%); ADAMTS17 runs lower than average (22% here vs 54%).

Mean heterozygosity is 0.325, notably high, indicates broad genetic background. High breed predictability score (1.23), individual dogs of this breed reliably cluster together genetically. Only 9 dogs of this breed in the atlas, every individual contributes outsized weight to the breed's computed profile.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Chow Chow, Guangxi Hound, Xiasi Hound, Qingchuan Hound, and Akita.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Chinese Rural Dog

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

Dogs in the Atlas
9Founders
9 from Chen
Genetic diversity
0.33Moderate
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Too few dogs in this breed (<20) to rank.
Cluster structure
Single tight cluster
Intra-breed RMS distance: 12.30
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Chow Chow5.77
  2. Guangxi Hound5.82
  3. Xiasi Hound6.67
  4. Qingchuan Hound7.34
  5. Akita7.43
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
IGF172%
HMGA244%
SMAD294%
LCORL89%
STC272%
ADAMTS1722%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1889%
FGF4·CFA1261%
Coat
RSPO267%
FGF561%
KRT71100%
MC1R89%
Ear set
MSRB394%
Skull shape
BMP394%
SMOC239%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data