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Retriever Breed Unknown

Retriever Breed Unknown genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 9 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.34. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Retriever Breed Unknown

In the atlas, the Retriever Breed Unknown clusters consistently as Retriever Breed Unknown (100% of the 9 dogs here). Genetic diversity is high (mean heterozygosity 0.3412), reflecting either a mixed-breed cluster or breeds with broad genetic backgrounds. At the trait loci, STC2 runs lower than average (0% here vs 74%); SMAD2 runs lower than average (11% here vs 74%).

Mean heterozygosity is 0.341, notably high, indicates broad genetic background. High breed predictability score (2.10), individual dogs of this breed reliably cluster together genetically. Only 9 dogs of this breed in the atlas, every individual contributes outsized weight to the breed's computed profile.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Norwegian Elkhound, village dog Slovakia, village dog Ukraine, village dog Kazakhstan, and Polish Lowland Sheepdog.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Retriever Breed Unknown

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

Dogs in the Atlas
9Founders
9 from Spatola
Genetic diversity
0.34Moderate
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Too few dogs in this breed (<20) to rank.
Cluster structure
Single tight cluster
Intra-breed RMS distance: 12.09
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Norwegian Elkhound2.95
  2. Village Dog Slovakia3.26
  3. Village Dog Ukraine4.29
  4. Village Dog Kazakhstan4.29
  5. Polish Lowland Sheepdog4.50
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
IGF10%
HMGA26%
SMAD211%
LCORL100%
STC20%
ADAMTS1728%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1817%
FGF4·CFA1256%
Coat
RSPO26%
FGF594%
KRT71100%
MC1R89%
Ear set
MSRB361%
Skull shape
BMP356%
SMOC256%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data