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Miniature Schnauzer

Miniature Schnauzer genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 62 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.24. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Miniature Schnauzer

In the atlas, the Miniature Schnauzer clusters consistently as Miniature Schnauzer (100% of the 62 dogs here). At the trait loci, FGF4_retrogene_CFA12 runs lower than average (15% here vs 80%); SMAD2 runs lower than average (15% here vs 74%).

Ranks 9 of 107 on the bottleneck severity scale, among the most genetically contracted breeds in the atlas. High breed predictability score (5.95), individual dogs of this breed reliably cluster together genetically.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Yorkshire Terrier, Beagle, Bloodhound, Pug, and Miniature Pinscher.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Miniature Schnauzer

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

Dogs in the Atlas
62Founders
60 from Hayward2016, 2 from JenkinsWGS
Genetic diversity
0.24Tight
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Ranks 9th most genetically tight of 107 ranked breeds.
Cluster structure
Splits into two genetic sub-populations
Intra-breed RMS distance: 17.18 · likely working/show-line, regional, or kennel lineage split.
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Yorkshire Terrier12.37
  2. Beagle13.47
  3. Bloodhound13.75
  4. Pug14.15
  5. Miniature Pinscher14.24
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%
HMGA20%
SMAD215%
LCORL58%
STC229%
ADAMTS1788%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1898%
FGF4·CFA1215%
Coat
RSPO2100%
FGF5100%
KRT7199%
MC1R96%
Ear set
MSRB398%
Skull shape
BMP3100%
SMOC277%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data