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Greyhound

Greyhound genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 45 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.27. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Greyhound

In the atlas, the Greyhound clusters consistently as Greyhound (100% of the 45 dogs here). Dogs here sit in a relatively sparse region of the atlas, fewer close neighbors than typical.

Ranks 21 of 107 on the bottleneck severity scale, well into the upper quartile of population contraction.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Whippet, Belgian Tervuren, Rhodesian Ridgeback, Kelpie, and Xoloitzcuintli.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Greyhound

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

Dogs in the Atlas
45Founders
20 from Spatola, 19 from Hayward2016, 3 from Shannon
Genetic diversity
0.27Tight
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Ranks 21st most genetically tight of 107 ranked breeds.
Cluster structure
Splits into two genetic sub-populations
Intra-breed RMS distance: 58.24 · likely working/show-line, regional, or kennel lineage split.
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Whippet16.29
  2. Belgian Tervuren17.76
  3. Rhodesian Ridgeback18.93
  4. Kelpie19.20
  5. Xoloitzcuintli19.36
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
IGF143%
HMGA227%
SMAD279%
LCORL92%
STC276%
ADAMTS1766%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1886%
FGF4·CFA1261%
Coat
RSPO255%
FGF593%
KRT71100%
MC1R83%
Ear set
MSRB368%
Skull shape
BMP365%
SMOC276%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data