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Wirehaired Pointing Griffon

Wirehaired Pointing Griffon genetic profile from the CanVAS Atlas. 12 dogs in the Atlas, heterozygosity 0.33. Nearest relatives, trait loci frequencies, cohort distribution.

What the atlas says about Wirehaired Pointing Griffon

In the atlas, the Wirehaired Pointing Griffon clusters consistently as Wirehaired Pointing Griffon (100% of the 12 dogs here). Genetic diversity is high (mean heterozygosity 0.325), reflecting either a mixed-breed cluster or breeds with broad genetic backgrounds. At the trait loci, RSPO2 runs higher than the atlas average (100% here vs 55%); ADAMTS17 runs higher than the atlas average (96% here vs 54%).

Mean heterozygosity is 0.325, notably high, indicates broad genetic background. High breed predictability score (1.73), individual dogs of this breed reliably cluster together genetically. Only 12 dogs of this breed in the atlas, modestly sampled.

Closest genetic neighbors in the atlas: Vizsla, English Springer Spaniel, German Shorthaired Pointer, Gordon Setter, and Miniature Dachshund.

Genetic dimensions · CanVAS atlas

What the genome says about Wirehaired Pointing Griffon

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

Dogs in the Atlas
12Founders
12 from Hayward2016
Genetic diversity
0.33Moderate
Mean heterozygosity across the breed. Too few dogs in this breed (<20) to rank.
Cluster structure
Single tight cluster
Intra-breed RMS distance: 13.97
Nearest genetic relatives
  1. Vizsla2.03
  2. English Springer Spaniel2.98
  3. German Shorthaired Pointer3.81
  4. Gordon Setter4.07
  5. Miniature Dachshund4.72
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
IGF121%
HMGA292%
SMAD271%
LCORL96%
STC254%
ADAMTS1796%
Leg length
FGF4·CFA1863%
FGF4·CFA1283%
Coat
RSPO2100%
FGF588%
KRT7167%
MC1R100%
Ear set
MSRB3100%
Skull shape
BMP383%
SMOC296%
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Sources: CanVAS (Brundage 2026) · CanVAS dimensions data