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Foxhound

Foxhound genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 10 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.43. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Foxhound

In the atlas, the Foxhound clusters consistently as Foxhound (100% of the 10 dogs here). Genetic diversity is high (mean heterozygosity 0.4317), reflecting either a mixed-breed cluster or breeds with broad genetic backgrounds.

Mean heterozygosity is 0.432, notably high, indicates broad genetic background. High breed predictability score (2.87), individual dogs of this breed reliably cluster together genetically. Only 10 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: village dog Nz North, Chinese Crested, village dog Nz South, Otterhound, and Peruvian Inca Orchid.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Foxhound

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

Dogs in the Atlas
10Founders
10 from Spatola
Genetic diversity
0.43Diverse
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Too few dogs in this breed (<20) to rank.
Cluster structure
Single tight cluster
Intra-breed RMS distance: 9.86
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Village Dog Nz North3.60
  2. Chinese Crested4.12
  3. Village Dog Nz South4.23
  4. Otterhound4.84
  5. Peruvian Inca Orchid5.09
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
IGF1
HMGA275%
SMAD285%
LCORL90%
STC250%
ADAMTS17
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1890%
FGF4·CFA1290%
Coat
RSPO2
FGF590%
KRT7190%
MC1R90%
Ear set
MSRB3
Skull shape
BMP350%
SMOC255%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data