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Village Dog Peru Ica

Village Dog Peru Ica genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 8 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.38. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Village Dog Peru Ica

In the atlas, the village dog Peru Ica clusters consistently as village dog Peru Ica (100% of the 8 dogs here). Genetic diversity is high (mean heterozygosity 0.3832), reflecting either a mixed-breed cluster or breeds with broad genetic backgrounds. At the trait loci, HMGA2 runs lower than average (19% here vs 56%).

Mean heterozygosity is 0.383, notably high, indicates broad genetic background. 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: village dog Brazil, village dog Peru Arequipa, village dog Dominican Republic, village dog Puerto Rico, and village dog Honduras.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Village Dog Peru Ica

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

Dogs in the Atlas
8Founders
8 from Hayward2016
Genetic diversity
0.38Diverse
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Too few dogs in this breed (<20) to rank.
Cluster structure
Single tight cluster
Intra-breed RMS distance: 16.98
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Village Dog Brazil1.93
  2. Village Dog Peru Arequipa2.71
  3. Village Dog Dominican Republic3.25
  4. Village Dog Puerto Rico3.64
  5. Village Dog Honduras3.69
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
IGF169%
HMGA219%
SMAD256%
LCORL81%
STC288%
ADAMTS1763%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1881%
FGF4·CFA1269%
Coat
RSPO256%
FGF588%
KRT7181%
MC1R69%
Ear set
MSRB356%
Skull shape
BMP375%
SMOC281%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data