Finnish Spitz
Finnish Spitz genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 22 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.27. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.
In the atlas, the Finnish Spitz clusters consistently as Finnish Spitz (100% of the 22 dogs here). At the trait loci, HMGA2 runs lower than average (16% here vs 56%); FGF5 runs lower than average (32% here vs 64%). Dogs here sit in a relatively sparse region of the atlas, fewer close neighbors than typical.
Ranks 22 of 107 on the bottleneck severity scale, well into the upper quartile of population contraction. Low breed predictability score (0.26), individual dogs of this breed vary widely in genetics, suggesting active substructure or sub-population diversity. Only 22 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.
Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Kuvasz, American Eskimo Dog, village dog Nz South, Peruvian Inca Orchid, and Chinese Crested.
Median lifespan is 11.2 years, slightly shorter than expected for the breed size (10.82 kg).
What the genome says about Finnish Spitz
Computed from the 14,478 research dogs in the Atlas. Methods: technical methodology.
- Kuvasz7.12
- American Eskimo Dog8.08
- Village Dog Nz South8.90
- Peruvian Inca Orchid9.49
- Chinese Crested10.22
Frequency of the alternate allele in this breed at each locus's representative SNP. Methods + caveats in technical methodology.
| IGF1 | 55% |
| HMGA2 | 16% |
| SMAD2 | 100% |
| LCORL | 100% |
| STC2 | 55% |
| ADAMTS17 | 50% |
| FGF4·CFA18 | 66% |
| FGF4·CFA12 | 96% |
| RSPO2 | 46% |
| FGF5 | 32% |
| KRT71 | 61% |
| MC1R | 86% |
| MSRB3 | 55% |
| BMP3 | 55% |
| SMOC2 | 89% |