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Village Dog Us Alaska

Village Dog Us Alaska genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 11 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.35. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Village Dog Us Alaska

In the atlas, the village dog Us Alaska clusters consistently as village dog Us Alaska (100% of the 11 dogs here). Genetic diversity is high (mean heterozygosity 0.349), reflecting either a mixed-breed cluster or breeds with broad genetic backgrounds.

Mean heterozygosity is 0.349, notably high, indicates broad genetic background. High breed predictability score (6.06), individual dogs of this breed reliably cluster together genetically. Only 11 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Siberian Husky, Alaskan Malamute, Samoyed, Mongolian Dog, and village dog Papua New Guinea East Highlands.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Village Dog Us Alaska

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

Dogs in the Atlas
11Founders
10 from Hayward2016, 1 from Shannon
Genetic diversity
0.35Moderate
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Too few dogs in this breed (<20) to rank.
Cluster structure
Single tight cluster
Intra-breed RMS distance: 14.23
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Siberian Husky12.66
  2. Alaskan Malamute17.54
  3. Samoyed19.53
  4. Mongolian Dog27.17
  5. Village Dog Papua New Guinea East Highlands28.51
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%
HMGA277%
SMAD282%
LCORL73%
STC259%
ADAMTS1750%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1882%
FGF4·CFA1286%
Coat
RSPO246%
FGF573%
KRT7182%
MC1R82%
Ear set
MSRB3100%
Skull shape
BMP377%
SMOC286%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data