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Village Dog Ukraine

Village Dog Ukraine genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 49 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.38. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Village Dog Ukraine

In the atlas, the village dog Ukraine clusters consistently as village dog Ukraine (100% of the 49 dogs here). Genetic diversity is high (mean heterozygosity 0.3765), reflecting either a mixed-breed cluster or breeds with broad genetic backgrounds. At the trait loci, STC2 runs lower than average (19% here vs 74%); MSRB3 runs lower than average (28% here vs 80%). This is a densely populated region, many genetically similar dogs are sampled.

Ranks 102 of 107 on the bottleneck severity scale, among the most genetically diverse breeds in the atlas. Mean heterozygosity is 0.377, notably high, indicates broad genetic background.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Polish Lowland Sheepdog, village dog Kazakhstan, village dog Crusade, village dog Slovakia, and village dog East Russia.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Village Dog Ukraine

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

Dogs in the Atlas
49Founders
49 from Spatola
Genetic diversity
0.38Diverse
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Ranks 102nd most genetically tight of 107 ranked breeds.
Cluster structure
Single tight cluster
Intra-breed RMS distance: 15.18
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Polish Lowland Sheepdog0.97
  2. Village Dog Kazakhstan1.05
  3. Village Dog Crusade1.31
  4. Village Dog Slovakia1.55
  5. Village Dog East Russia1.75
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
IGF137%
HMGA226%
SMAD266%
LCORL72%
STC219%
ADAMTS1731%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1870%
FGF4·CFA1280%
Coat
RSPO238%
FGF571%
KRT7184%
MC1R74%
Ear set
MSRB328%
Skull shape
BMP322%
SMOC260%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data