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Toy Fox Terrier

Toy Fox Terrier genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 8 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.32. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Toy Fox Terrier

In the atlas, the Toy Fox Terrier clusters consistently as Toy Fox Terrier (100% of the 8 dogs here). At the trait loci, SMAD2 runs lower than average (0% here vs 74%); HMGA2 runs lower than average (0% here vs 56%).

Low breed predictability score (0.15), individual dogs of this breed vary widely in genetics, suggesting active substructure or sub-population diversity. Only 8 dogs of this breed in the atlas, every individual contributes outsized weight to the breed's computed profile.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: American Hairless Terrier, Irish Terrier, Silky Terrier, American Eskimo Dog, and Australian Terrier.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Toy Fox Terrier

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

Dogs in the Atlas
8Founders
4 from Hayward2016, 4 from Spatola
Genetic diversity
0.32Moderate
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Too few dogs in this breed (<20) to rank.
Cluster structure
Single tight cluster
Intra-breed RMS distance: 39.81
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. American Hairless Terrier4.44
  2. Irish Terrier4.63
  3. Silky Terrier5.05
  4. American Eskimo Dog5.93
  5. Australian Terrier6.37
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%
HMGA20%
SMAD20%
LCORL75%
STC250%
ADAMTS1750%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1863%
FGF4·CFA12100%
Coat
RSPO250%
FGF538%
KRT71100%
MC1R75%
Ear set
MSRB350%
Skull shape
BMP350%
SMOC2100%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data