Bichon Frise
Placed on this panel from 6 sequenced dogs, among 258 breeds.
Measured nearest to Bolognese, and nothing among the other 257 breeds is nearer. The smallest branch holding them both covers 0.7% of this tree.
The 12 breeds nearest to Bichon Frise.
The line starts at the tightest pairing this panel holds and ends at the widest separation measured on it, so how far along these marks sit is the answer to how close Bichon Frise really is to anything.
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Bolognese2
Havanese3
Maltese4
Coton de Tulear5
Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka6
Lowchen7
Continental Toy Spaniel (Papillon & Phalene)8
Russian Toy9
Brussels Griffon10
Affenpinscher11
Peruvian Hairless12
German Spitz (Standard & Giant)
Bolognese2Havanese3Maltese4Coton de Tulear5Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka6Lowchen7Continental Toy Spaniel (Papillon & Phalene)8Russian Toy9Brussels Griffon10Affenpinscher11Peruvian Hairless12German Spitz (Standard & Giant)Closeness is measured from the genomes, and nothing else. It has no units and no dates. Two breeds sitting close together means their lines separate late in this data. It does not mean either one came from the other.