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Chow Chow

Chow Chow genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 17 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.31. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

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What the atlas says about Chow Chow

In the atlas, the Chow Chow clusters consistently as Chow Chow (100% of the 17 dogs here). At the trait loci, IGF1 runs higher than the atlas average (100% here vs 55%); BMP3 runs higher than the atlas average (100% here vs 66%).

Only 17 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Guangxi Hound, Xiasi Hound, Chongqing Dog, Chinese Rural Dog, and village dog Indonesia Borneo.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Chow Chow

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

Dogs in the Atlas
17Founders
10 from Spatola, 6 from Hayward2016, 1 from JenkinsWGS
Genetic diversity
0.31Moderate
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Too few dogs in this breed (<20) to rank.
Cluster structure
Single tight cluster
Intra-breed RMS distance: 23.90
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Guangxi Hound5.10
  2. Xiasi Hound5.42
  3. Chongqing Dog5.69
  4. Chinese Rural Dog5.77
  5. Village Dog Indonesia Borneo8.83
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
IGF1100%
HMGA227%
SMAD259%
LCORL100%
STC254%
ADAMTS1750%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1847%
FGF4·CFA1247%
Coat
RSPO255%
FGF541%
KRT7194%
MC1R91%
Ear set
MSRB3100%
Skull shape
BMP3100%
SMOC247%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data