Brussels Griffon
Placed on this panel from 7 sequenced dogs, among 258 breeds.
Measured nearest to Affenpinscher, 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 Brussels Griffon.
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 Brussels Griffon really is to anything.
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Affenpinscher2
English Toy Spaniel3
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel4
Miniature Schnauzer5
Schipperke6
Continental Toy Spaniel (Papillon & Phalene)7
Maltese8
Norwegian Lundehund9
Japanese Chin10
Volpino Italiano11
Norfolk Terrier12
Lowchen
Affenpinscher2English Toy Spaniel3Cavalier King Charles Spaniel4Miniature Schnauzer5Schipperke6Continental Toy Spaniel (Papillon & Phalene)7Maltese8Norwegian Lundehund9Japanese Chin10Volpino Italiano11Norfolk Terrier12LowchenCloseness 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.