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Polish Lowland Sheepdog

Polish Lowland Sheepdog genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 21 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.37. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Polish Lowland Sheepdog

In the atlas, the Polish Lowland Sheepdog clusters consistently as Polish Lowland Sheepdog (100% of the 21 dogs here). Genetic diversity is high (mean heterozygosity 0.3683), reflecting either a mixed-breed cluster or breeds with broad genetic backgrounds. At the trait loci, MSRB3 runs lower than average (12% here vs 80%); STC2 runs lower than average (14% here vs 74%). This is a densely populated region, many genetically similar dogs are sampled.

Ranks 97 of 107 on the bottleneck severity scale, among the most genetically diverse breeds in the atlas. Mean heterozygosity is 0.368, notably high, indicates broad genetic background. Only 21 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: village dog Ukraine, village dog Slovakia, village dog Crusade, village dog Kazakhstan, and Feral Dog Chernobyl.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Polish Lowland Sheepdog

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

Dogs in the Atlas
21Founders
21 from Spatola
Genetic diversity
0.37Diverse
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Ranks 97th most genetically tight of 107 ranked breeds.
Cluster structure
Single tight cluster
Intra-breed RMS distance: 16.32
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Village Dog Ukraine0.97
  2. Village Dog Slovakia1.31
  3. Village Dog Crusade1.83
  4. Village Dog Kazakhstan1.84
  5. Feral Dog Chernobyl2.04
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
IGF129%
HMGA221%
SMAD264%
LCORL83%
STC214%
ADAMTS1743%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1850%
FGF4·CFA1281%
Coat
RSPO243%
FGF564%
KRT7179%
MC1R74%
Ear set
MSRB312%
Skull shape
BMP310%
SMOC260%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data