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Newfoundland

Newfoundland genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 182 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.29. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

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What the atlas says about Newfoundland

In the atlas, the Newfoundland clusters consistently as Newfoundland (100% of the 182 dogs here). At the trait loci, SMOC2 runs lower than average (12% here vs 75%); ADAMTS17 runs higher than the atlas average (97% here vs 54%).

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Labrador Or Golden Retriever, mixed breed, Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Leonberger, and Rottweiler.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Newfoundland

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

Dogs in the Atlas
182Founders
74 from Hayward2016, 45 from Momozawa, 32 from Shannon
Genetic diversity
0.29Moderate
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Ranks 38th most genetically tight of 107 ranked breeds.
Cluster structure
Splits into two genetic sub-populations
Intra-breed RMS distance: 28.40 · likely working/show-line, regional, or kennel lineage split.
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Labrador Or Golden Retriever4.30
  2. Mix4.51
  3. Chesapeake Bay Retriever4.56
  4. Leonberger6.36
  5. Rottweiler6.38
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
IGF125%
HMGA282%
SMAD2100%
LCORL73%
STC251%
ADAMTS1797%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1884%
FGF4·CFA1293%
Coat
RSPO262%
FGF536%
KRT7192%
MC1R46%
Ear set
MSRB395%
Skull shape
BMP391%
SMOC212%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data