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Giant Schnauzer

Giant Schnauzer genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 126 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.30. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Giant Schnauzer

In the atlas, the Giant Schnauzer clusters consistently as Giant Schnauzer (100% of the 126 dogs here). At the trait loci, LCORL runs lower than average (18% here vs 83%); RSPO2 runs higher than the atlas average (100% here vs 55%).

High breed predictability score (2.21), individual dogs of this breed reliably cluster together genetically.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: village dog Portugal, Dalmatian, village dog Brazil, village dog Peru Puno, and village dog Colombia.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Giant Schnauzer

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

Dogs in the Atlas
126Founders
115 from Bianchi, 6 from Hayward2016, 5 from JenkinsWGS
Genetic diversity
0.30Moderate
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Ranks 43rd most genetically tight of 107 ranked breeds.
Cluster structure
Splits into two genetic sub-populations
Intra-breed RMS distance: 26.29 · likely working/show-line, regional, or kennel lineage split.
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Village Dog Portugal4.64
  2. Dalmatian5.16
  3. Village Dog Brazil5.52
  4. Village Dog Peru Puno5.56
  5. Village Dog Colombia5.64
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
IGF125%
HMGA239%
SMAD266%
LCORL18%
STC267%
ADAMTS1741%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1893%
FGF4·CFA1282%
Coat
RSPO2100%
FGF542%
KRT7152%
MC1R93%
Ear set
MSRB3100%
Skull shape
BMP391%
SMOC263%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data