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Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen

Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 12 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.38. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen

In the atlas, the Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen clusters consistently as Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen (100% of the 12 dogs here). Genetic diversity is high (mean heterozygosity 0.384), reflecting either a mixed-breed cluster or breeds with broad genetic backgrounds. At the trait loci, FGF4_retrogene_CFA18 runs lower than average (0% here vs 77%); KRT71 runs lower than average (46% here vs 91%).

Mean heterozygosity is 0.384, notably high, indicates broad genetic background. Only 12 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Weimaraner, Irish Water Spaniel, Maltese, Brittany, and English Cocker Spaniel.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen

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

Dogs in the Atlas
12Founders
10 from Spatola, 2 from JenkinsWGS
Genetic diversity
0.38Diverse
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Too few dogs in this breed (<20) to rank.
Cluster structure
Single tight cluster
Intra-breed RMS distance: 17.19
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Weimaraner4.85
  2. Irish Water Spaniel5.49
  3. Maltese6.30
  4. Brittany6.53
  5. English Cocker Spaniel7.04
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
IGF150%
HMGA2100%
SMAD233%
LCORL96%
STC256%
ADAMTS1743%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA180%
FGF4·CFA1250%
Coat
RSPO2
FGF575%
KRT7146%
MC1R83%
Ear set
MSRB356%
Skull shape
BMP3
SMOC271%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data