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Lhasa Apso

Lhasa Apso genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 26 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.32. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Lhasa Apso

In the atlas, the Lhasa Apso clusters consistently as Lhasa Apso (100% of the 26 dogs here). At the trait loci, FGF4_retrogene_CFA18 runs lower than average (6% here vs 77%); SMAD2 runs lower than average (15% here vs 74%).

Only 26 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Japanese Chin, Finnish Spitz, Eurasier, Chinese Crested, and Kuvasz.

Median lifespan is 14.0 years, slightly longer than expected for the breed size (7.0 kg).

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Lhasa Apso

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

Dogs in the Atlas
26Founders
15 from Hayward2016, 10 from Spatola, 1 from JenkinsWGS
Genetic diversity
0.32Moderate
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Ranks 65th most genetically tight of 107 ranked breeds.
Cluster structure
Single tight cluster
Intra-breed RMS distance: 40.87
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Japanese Chin9.64
  2. Finnish Spitz11.51
  3. Eurasier12.02
  4. Chinese Crested13.21
  5. Kuvasz13.90
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
IGF160%
HMGA212%
SMAD215%
LCORL98%
STC260%
ADAMTS1758%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA186%
FGF4·CFA1246%
Coat
RSPO262%
FGF562%
KRT71100%
MC1R81%
Ear set
MSRB340%
Skull shape
BMP362%
SMOC2100%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data