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Norwegian Elkhound

Norwegian Elkhound genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 10 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.32. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Norwegian Elkhound

In the atlas, the Norwegian Elkhound clusters consistently as Norwegian Elkhound (100% of the 10 dogs here). At the trait loci, MSRB3 runs lower than average (0% here vs 80%); HMGA2 runs lower than average (0% here vs 56%).

Low breed predictability score (0.25), individual dogs of this breed vary widely in genetics, suggesting active substructure or sub-population diversity. Only 10 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: village dog Slovakia, village dog Ukraine, Polish Lowland Sheepdog, village dog Kazakhstan, and Retriever Breed Unknown.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Norwegian Elkhound

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

Dogs in the Atlas
10Founders
10 from Spatola
Genetic diversity
0.32Moderate
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Too few dogs in this breed (<20) to rank.
Cluster structure
Single tight cluster
Intra-breed RMS distance: 18.14
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Village Dog Slovakia2.12
  2. Village Dog Ukraine2.62
  3. Polish Lowland Sheepdog2.82
  4. Village Dog Kazakhstan2.82
  5. Retriever Breed Unknown2.95
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
IGF156%
HMGA20%
SMAD255%
LCORL95%
STC239%
ADAMTS1739%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA18100%
FGF4·CFA1285%
Coat
RSPO256%
FGF575%
KRT7190%
MC1R40%
Ear set
MSRB30%
Skull shape
BMP322%
SMOC250%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data