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Gray Wolf

Gray Wolf genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 13 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.22. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Gray Wolf

In the atlas, the Gray Wolf clusters consistently as Gray Wolf (100% of the 13 dogs here). At the trait loci, STC2 runs lower than average (12% here vs 74%); FGF4_retrogene_CFA18 runs lower than average (18% here vs 77%). Dogs here sit in a relatively sparse region of the atlas, fewer close neighbors than typical.

High breed predictability score (4.21), individual dogs of this breed reliably cluster together genetically. Only 13 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Tibetan Mastiff, Liangzhou Dog, village dog Nepal, Shanxi Xigou, and Shandong Xigou.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Gray Wolf

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

Dogs in the Atlas
13Founders
13 from Shannon
Genetic diversity
0.22Tight
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Too few dogs in this breed (<20) to rank.
Cluster structure
Single tight cluster
Intra-breed RMS distance: 13.34
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Tibetan Mastiff16.59
  2. Liangzhou Dog20.71
  3. Village Dog Nepal20.95
  4. Shanxi Xigou21.47
  5. Shandong Xigou21.54
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
IGF1100%
HMGA296%
SMAD250%
LCORL77%
STC212%
ADAMTS1719%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1818%
FGF4·CFA1277%
Coat
RSPO285%
FGF585%
KRT71100%
MC1R65%
Ear set
MSRB3100%
Skull shape
BMP392%
SMOC265%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data