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Finnish Lapphund

Finnish Lapphund genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 48 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.34. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Finnish Lapphund

In the atlas, the Finnish Lapphund clusters consistently as Finnish Lapphund (100% of the 48 dogs here). Genetic diversity is high (mean heterozygosity 0.339), reflecting either a mixed-breed cluster or breeds with broad genetic backgrounds. At the trait loci, HMGA2 runs lower than average (5% here vs 56%); SMOC2 runs lower than average (44% here vs 75%).

Ranks 81 of 107 on the bottleneck severity scale, in the upper quartile of genetic diversity. Mean heterozygosity is 0.339, notably high, indicates broad genetic background. High breed predictability score (2.90), individual dogs of this breed reliably cluster together genetically.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Elkhound, village dog Peru Loreto, village dog Mexico Morelia, Keeshond, and village dog Dominican Republic.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Finnish Lapphund

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

Dogs in the Atlas
48Founders
47 from Momozawa, 1 from JenkinsWGS
Genetic diversity
0.34Moderate
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Ranks 81st most genetically tight of 107 ranked breeds.
Cluster structure
Splits into two genetic sub-populations
Intra-breed RMS distance: 15.96 · likely working/show-line, regional, or kennel lineage split.
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Elkhound3.67
  2. Village Dog Peru Loreto7.19
  3. Village Dog Mexico Morelia7.29
  4. Keeshond7.98
  5. Village Dog Dominican Republic8.23
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
IGF163%
HMGA25%
SMAD279%
LCORL97%
STC271%
ADAMTS1757%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1881%
FGF4·CFA1278%
Coat
RSPO227%
FGF578%
KRT7199%
MC1R68%
Ear set
MSRB396%
Skull shape
BMP379%
SMOC244%
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Last updated
Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data