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Toy Poodle

Toy Poodle genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 26 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.37. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Toy Poodle

In the atlas, the Toy Poodle clusters consistently as Toy Poodle (100% of the 26 dogs here). Genetic diversity is high (mean heterozygosity 0.373), reflecting either a mixed-breed cluster or breeds with broad genetic backgrounds. At the trait loci, MSRB3 runs lower than average (14% here vs 80%); SMAD2 runs lower than average (25% here vs 74%).

Ranks 101 of 107 on the bottleneck severity scale, among the most genetically diverse breeds in the atlas. Mean heterozygosity is 0.373, notably high, indicates broad genetic background. Low breed predictability score (0.25), individual dogs of this breed vary widely in genetics, suggesting active substructure or sub-population diversity. Only 26 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Beagle, Havanese, Poodle, Minature Poodle, and Maltese.

Median lifespan is 15.0 years, about 1.5 years longer than a typical dog of 4.0 kg, an unusually positive longevity for this size.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Toy Poodle

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

Dogs in the Atlas
26Founders
15 from Hayward2016, 10 from Spatola, 1 from Shannon
Genetic diversity
0.37Diverse
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Ranks 101st most genetically tight of 107 ranked breeds.
Cluster structure
Single tight cluster
Intra-breed RMS distance: 22.59
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Beagle3.56
  2. Havanese3.89
  3. Poodle4.18
  4. Minature Poodle4.35
  5. Maltese4.63
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
IGF197%
HMGA212%
SMAD225%
LCORL98%
STC288%
ADAMTS1777%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1860%
FGF4·CFA1239%
Coat
RSPO294%
FGF552%
KRT7181%
MC1R69%
Ear set
MSRB314%
Skull shape
BMP380%
SMOC258%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data