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Mongolian Dog

Mongolian Dog genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 12 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.36. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Mongolian Dog

In the atlas, the Mongolian Dog clusters consistently as Mongolian Dog (100% of the 12 dogs here). Genetic diversity is high (mean heterozygosity 0.3631), reflecting either a mixed-breed cluster or breeds with broad genetic backgrounds.

Mean heterozygosity is 0.363, notably high, indicates broad genetic background. High breed predictability score (3.09), 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, Liangzhou Dog, village dog Nepal, Shanxi Xigou, and Tibetan Mastiff.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Mongolian Dog

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

Dogs in the Atlas
12Founders
12 from Chen
Genetic diversity
0.36Diverse
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Too few dogs in this breed (<20) to rank.
Cluster structure
Single tight cluster
Intra-breed RMS distance: 17.11
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Shandong Xigou6.97
  2. Liangzhou Dog7.37
  3. Village Dog Nepal7.99
  4. Shanxi Xigou9.18
  5. Tibetan Mastiff16.30
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
IGF167%
HMGA242%
SMAD292%
LCORL71%
STC288%
ADAMTS1763%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1883%
FGF4·CFA1279%
Coat
RSPO246%
FGF554%
KRT71100%
MC1R88%
Ear set
MSRB388%
Skull shape
BMP388%
SMOC263%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data