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Shiba Inu

Shiba Inu genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 16 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.28. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Shiba Inu

In the atlas, the Shiba Inu clusters consistently as Shiba Inu (100% of the 16 dogs here). At the trait loci, SMOC2 runs lower than average (25% here vs 75%); HMGA2 runs lower than average (6% here vs 56%).

Only 16 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Eurasier, Tibetan Mastiff, Lhasa Apso, Japanese Chin, and village dog Mongolia.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Shiba Inu

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

Dogs in the Atlas
16Founders
8 from Hayward2016, 8 from Spatola
Genetic diversity
0.28Tight
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Too few dogs in this breed (<20) to rank.
Cluster structure
Single tight cluster
Intra-breed RMS distance: 46.17
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Eurasier10.01
  2. Tibetan Mastiff19.76
  3. Lhasa Apso20.03
  4. Japanese Chin20.23
  5. Village Dog Mongolia22.18
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%
HMGA26%
SMAD263%
LCORL100%
STC250%
ADAMTS1750%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1869%
FGF4·CFA1250%
Coat
RSPO250%
FGF550%
KRT7194%
MC1R88%
Ear set
MSRB350%
Skull shape
BMP350%
SMOC225%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data