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Elkhound

Elkhound genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 12 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.31. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Elkhound

In the atlas, the Elkhound clusters consistently as Elkhound (100% of the 12 dogs here). At the trait loci, HMGA2 runs lower than average (0% here vs 56%); SMOC2 runs lower than average (38% here vs 75%). Dogs here sit in a relatively sparse region of the atlas, fewer close neighbors than typical.

High breed predictability score (2.42), individual dogs of this breed reliably cluster together genetically. Only 12 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Finnish Lapphund, village dog Peru Loreto, Keeshond, village dog Mexico Morelia, and village dog Peru Puno.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Elkhound

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

Dogs in the Atlas
12Founders
12 from Hayward2016
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: 17.88
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Finnish Lapphund3.67
  2. Village Dog Peru Loreto5.15
  3. Keeshond5.41
  4. Village Dog Mexico Morelia5.58
  5. Village Dog Peru Puno6.20
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
IGF146%
HMGA20%
SMAD263%
LCORL96%
STC267%
ADAMTS1767%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1888%
FGF4·CFA1283%
Coat
RSPO250%
FGF563%
KRT71100%
MC1R42%
Ear set
MSRB3100%
Skull shape
BMP375%
SMOC238%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data