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Dalmatian

Dalmatian genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 335 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.29. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Dalmatian

In the atlas, the Dalmatian clusters consistently as Dalmatian (100% of the 335 dogs here). At the trait loci, FGF4_retrogene_CFA18 runs lower than average (28% here vs 77%); RSPO2 runs higher than the atlas average (93% here vs 55%).

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: village dog Portugal, village dog Brazil, Giant Schnauzer, Labrador Or Golden Retriever, and Chesapeake Bay Retriever.

Median lifespan is 13.2 years, slightly longer than expected for the breed size (23.0 kg).

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Dalmatian

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

Dogs in the Atlas
335Founders
304 from HaywardDeaf, 17 from Hayward2016, 9 from Spatola
Genetic diversity
0.29Moderate
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Ranks 30th most genetically tight of 107 ranked breeds.
Cluster structure
Splits into two genetic sub-populations
Intra-breed RMS distance: 40.93 · likely working/show-line, regional, or kennel lineage split.
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Village Dog Portugal5.09
  2. Village Dog Brazil5.11
  3. Giant Schnauzer5.16
  4. Labrador Or Golden Retriever5.16
  5. Chesapeake Bay Retriever5.60
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
IGF170%
HMGA275%
SMAD256%
LCORL99%
STC290%
ADAMTS1786%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1828%
FGF4·CFA1276%
Coat
RSPO293%
FGF560%
KRT7169%
MC1R51%
Ear set
MSRB393%
Skull shape
BMP388%
SMOC286%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data