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Village Dog Peru Arequipa

Village Dog Peru Arequipa genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 16 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.39. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Village Dog Peru Arequipa

In the atlas, the village dog Peru Arequipa clusters consistently as village dog Peru Arequipa (100% of the 16 dogs here). Genetic diversity is high (mean heterozygosity 0.3857), reflecting either a mixed-breed cluster or breeds with broad genetic backgrounds.

Mean heterozygosity is 0.386, notably high, indicates broad genetic background. Low breed predictability score (0.28), individual dogs of this breed vary widely in genetics, suggesting active substructure or sub-population diversity. Only 16 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: village dog Dominican Republic, village dog Peru Cusco, village dog Peru Loreto, village dog Brazil, and village dog Puerto Rico.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Village Dog Peru Arequipa

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

Dogs in the Atlas
16Founders
14 from Hayward2016, 2 from Shannon
Genetic diversity
0.39Diverse
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Too few dogs in this breed (<20) to rank.
Cluster structure
Single tight cluster
Intra-breed RMS distance: 19.85
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Village Dog Dominican Republic1.95
  2. Village Dog Peru Cusco2.21
  3. Village Dog Peru Loreto2.36
  4. Village Dog Brazil2.40
  5. Village Dog Puerto Rico2.66
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
IGF159%
HMGA234%
SMAD250%
LCORL59%
STC263%
ADAMTS1756%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1850%
FGF4·CFA1275%
Coat
RSPO253%
FGF584%
KRT7184%
MC1R66%
Ear set
MSRB388%
Skull shape
BMP372%
SMOC272%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data