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Village Dog Nz South

Village Dog Nz South genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 10 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.40. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Village Dog Nz South

In the atlas, the village dog Nz South clusters consistently as village dog Nz South (100% of the 10 dogs here). Genetic diversity is high (mean heterozygosity 0.395), reflecting either a mixed-breed cluster or breeds with broad genetic backgrounds. At the trait loci, MC1R runs higher than the atlas average (95% here vs 62%).

Mean heterozygosity is 0.395, notably high, indicates broad genetic background. High breed predictability score (2.44), individual dogs of this breed reliably cluster together genetically. Only 10 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: village dog Nz North, Chinese Crested, Australian Terrier, Peruvian Inca Orchid, and American Hairless Terrier.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Village Dog Nz South

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

Dogs in the Atlas
10Founders
10 from Spatola
Genetic diversity
0.40Diverse
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Too few dogs in this breed (<20) to rank.
Cluster structure
Single tight cluster
Intra-breed RMS distance: 9.29
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Village Dog Nz North2.77
  2. Chinese Crested3.36
  3. Australian Terrier3.71
  4. Peruvian Inca Orchid3.76
  5. American Hairless Terrier3.83
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
IGF1
HMGA235%
SMAD250%
LCORL90%
STC2
ADAMTS17
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1860%
FGF4·CFA12100%
Coat
RSPO2
FGF575%
KRT71100%
MC1R95%
Ear set
MSRB3
Skull shape
BMP350%
SMOC280%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data