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Chinese Shar Pei

Chinese Shar Pei genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 41 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.31. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Chinese Shar Pei

In the atlas, the Chinese Shar Pei clusters consistently as Chinese Shar Pei (100% of the 41 dogs here). At the trait loci, FGF4_retrogene_CFA12 runs lower than average (37% here vs 80%); SMOC2 runs lower than average (33% here vs 75%).

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Akita, Qingchuan Hound, Chinese Rural Dog, Chow Chow, and Lhasa Apso Cn.

Median lifespan is 10.6 years, slightly shorter than expected for the breed size (22.5 kg).

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Chinese Shar Pei

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

Dogs in the Atlas
41Founders
19 from Hayward2016, 10 from Chen, 10 from Spatola
Genetic diversity
0.31Moderate
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Ranks 60th most genetically tight of 107 ranked breeds.
Cluster structure
Splits into two genetic sub-populations
Intra-breed RMS distance: 39.88 · likely working/show-line, regional, or kennel lineage split.
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Akita10.45
  2. Qingchuan Hound14.09
  3. Chinese Rural Dog14.10
  4. Chow Chow14.32
  5. Lhasa Apso Cn15.23
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
IGF186%
HMGA255%
SMAD290%
LCORL96%
STC245%
ADAMTS1721%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1885%
FGF4·CFA1237%
Coat
RSPO268%
FGF560%
KRT7187%
MC1R94%
Ear set
MSRB383%
Skull shape
BMP385%
SMOC233%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data