Chinese Shar-Pei
Placed on this panel from 8 sequenced dogs, among 258 breeds.
Measured nearest to Chow Chow, 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 Chinese Shar-Pei.
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 Chinese Shar-Pei really is to anything.
1
Chow Chow2
Thai Ridgeback3
Kishu4
Japanese Akita5
American Akita6
Shiba Inu7
Greenland Dog8
Kai Ken9
Formosan Mountain Dog10
Alaskan Malamute11
Eurasier12
Tibetan Spaniel
Chow Chow2Thai Ridgeback3Kishu4Japanese Akita5American Akita6Shiba Inu7Greenland Dog8Kai Ken9Formosan Mountain Dog10Alaskan Malamute11Eurasier12Tibetan SpanielCloseness 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.