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Pug

Pug genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 31 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.25. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Pug

In the atlas, the Pug clusters consistently as Pug (100% of the 31 dogs here). At the trait loci, MSRB3 runs lower than average (2% here vs 80%); SMAD2 runs lower than average (0% here vs 74%). Dogs here sit in a relatively sparse region of the atlas, fewer close neighbors than typical.

Ranks 16 of 107 on the bottleneck severity scale, well into the upper quartile of population contraction.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Havanese, Minature Poodle, Toy Poodle, Miniature Pinscher, and Dachshund.

Median lifespan is 11.5 years, slightly shorter than expected for the breed size (7.25 kg).

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Pug

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

Dogs in the Atlas
31Founders
18 from Hayward2016, 10 from Spatola, 3 from JenkinsWGS
Genetic diversity
0.25Tight
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Ranks 16th most genetically tight of 107 ranked breeds.
Cluster structure
Splits into two genetic sub-populations
Intra-breed RMS distance: 22.54 · likely working/show-line, regional, or kennel lineage split.
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Havanese4.26
  2. Minature Poodle5.87
  3. Toy Poodle5.90
  4. Miniature Pinscher6.34
  5. Dachshund6.51
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
IGF1100%
HMGA20%
SMAD20%
LCORL100%
STC2100%
ADAMTS1719%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA18100%
FGF4·CFA12100%
Coat
RSPO258%
FGF5100%
KRT7156%
MC1R21%
Ear set
MSRB32%
Skull shape
BMP3100%
SMOC2100%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data