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Liangzhou Dog

Liangzhou Dog genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 12 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.34. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Liangzhou Dog

In the atlas, the Liangzhou Dog clusters consistently as Liangzhou Dog (100% of the 12 dogs here). Genetic diversity is high (mean heterozygosity 0.3382), reflecting either a mixed-breed cluster or breeds with broad genetic backgrounds. At the trait loci, FGF4_retrogene_CFA18 runs lower than average (25% here vs 77%); MSRB3 runs lower than average (42% here vs 80%).

Mean heterozygosity is 0.338, notably high, indicates broad genetic background. High breed predictability score (2.18), individual dogs of this breed reliably cluster together genetically. Only 12 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Shandong Xigou, Shanxi Xigou, Mongolian Dog, village dog Nepal, and Qingchuan Hound.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Liangzhou Dog

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

Dogs in the Atlas
12Founders
12 from Chen
Genetic diversity
0.34Moderate
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Too few dogs in this breed (<20) to rank.
Cluster structure
Single tight cluster
Intra-breed RMS distance: 13.49
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Shandong Xigou4.57
  2. Shanxi Xigou6.77
  3. Mongolian Dog7.37
  4. Village Dog Nepal9.14
  5. Qingchuan Hound14.10
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
IGF175%
HMGA267%
SMAD2100%
LCORL96%
STC271%
ADAMTS1746%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1825%
FGF4·CFA12100%
Coat
RSPO250%
FGF533%
KRT7196%
MC1R63%
Ear set
MSRB342%
Skull shape
BMP396%
SMOC263%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data