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Shandong Xigou

Shandong Xigou genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 12 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.34. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Shandong Xigou

In the atlas, the Shandong Xigou clusters consistently as Shandong Xigou (100% of the 12 dogs here). Genetic diversity is high (mean heterozygosity 0.3354), reflecting either a mixed-breed cluster or breeds with broad genetic backgrounds. At the trait loci, IGF1 runs higher than the atlas average (88% here vs 55%). Dogs here sit in a relatively sparse region of the atlas, fewer close neighbors than typical.

Mean heterozygosity is 0.335, notably high, indicates broad genetic background. High breed predictability score (2.68), individual dogs of this breed reliably cluster together genetically. Only 12 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Shanxi Xigou, Liangzhou Dog, Mongolian Dog, village dog Nepal, and Qingchuan Hound.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Shandong Xigou

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

Dogs in the Atlas
12Founders
12 from Chen
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: 19.14
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Shanxi Xigou3.31
  2. Liangzhou Dog4.57
  3. Mongolian Dog6.97
  4. Village Dog Nepal9.95
  5. Qingchuan Hound14.69
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
IGF188%
HMGA283%
SMAD292%
LCORL71%
STC263%
ADAMTS1725%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1871%
FGF4·CFA1292%
Coat
RSPO250%
FGF592%
KRT71100%
MC1R54%
Ear set
MSRB392%
Skull shape
BMP354%
SMOC279%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data