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Village Dog Afghanistan

Village Dog Afghanistan genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 15 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.36. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Village Dog Afghanistan

In the atlas, the village dog Afghanistan clusters consistently as village dog Afghanistan (100% of the 15 dogs here). Genetic diversity is high (mean heterozygosity 0.3555), reflecting either a mixed-breed cluster or breeds with broad genetic backgrounds.

Mean heterozygosity is 0.355, notably high, indicates broad genetic background. Only 15 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Taigan, village dog Qatar, Saluki, village dog Turkey Istanbul, and Samoyed.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Village Dog Afghanistan

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

Dogs in the Atlas
15Founders
7 from Shannon, 6 from Hayward2016, 2 from Hedan
Genetic diversity
0.36Diverse
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Too few dogs in this breed (<20) to rank.
Cluster structure
Single tight cluster
Intra-breed RMS distance: 30.11
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Taigan5.97
  2. Village Dog Qatar6.55
  3. Saluki8.69
  4. Village Dog Turkey Istanbul12.05
  5. Samoyed13.31
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
IGF170%
HMGA263%
SMAD273%
LCORL87%
STC257%
ADAMTS1777%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1850%
FGF4·CFA1280%
Coat
RSPO250%
FGF570%
KRT7183%
MC1R63%
Ear set
MSRB377%
Skull shape
BMP380%
SMOC260%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data