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Flat Coated Retriever

Flat Coated Retriever genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 48 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.28. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Flat Coated Retriever

In the atlas, the Flat Coated Retriever clusters consistently as Flat Coated Retriever (100% of the 48 dogs here). At the trait loci, FGF4_retrogene_CFA12 runs lower than average (29% here vs 80%); RSPO2 runs lower than average (17% here vs 55%). Dogs here sit in a relatively sparse region of the atlas, fewer close neighbors than typical.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Labrador Or Golden Retriever, Golden Retriever, Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Dalmatian, and Newfoundland.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Flat Coated Retriever

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

Dogs in the Atlas
48Founders
29 from Hedan, 10 from Spatola, 5 from Hayward2016
Genetic diversity
0.28Moderate
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Ranks 27th most genetically tight of 107 ranked breeds.
Cluster structure
Splits into two genetic sub-populations
Intra-breed RMS distance: 29.41 · likely working/show-line, regional, or kennel lineage split.
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Labrador Or Golden Retriever4.46
  2. Golden Retriever4.82
  3. Chesapeake Bay Retriever6.73
  4. Dalmatian7.28
  5. Newfoundland7.70
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
IGF135%
HMGA278%
SMAD279%
LCORL100%
STC243%
ADAMTS1721%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA18100%
FGF4·CFA1229%
Coat
RSPO217%
FGF597%
KRT71100%
MC1R92%
Ear set
MSRB3100%
Skull shape
BMP365%
SMOC262%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data