Russian Hound
Placed on this panel from 6 sequenced dogs, among 258 breeds.
Measured nearest to Harrier, and nothing among the other 257 breeds is nearer. The smallest branch holding them both covers 8.7% of this tree.
The 12 breeds nearest to Russian Hound.
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 Russian Hound really is to anything.
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Harrier2
Great Anglo-French Tricolour Hound3
Great Anglo-French White and Orange Hound4
Otterhound5
American Foxhound6
Hamiltonstovare7
Griffon Nivernais8
Bloodhound9
Estonian Hound10
Redbone Coonhound11
Finnish Hound12
Petit Bleu de Gascogne
Harrier2Great Anglo-French Tricolour Hound3Great Anglo-French White and Orange Hound4Otterhound5American Foxhound6Hamiltonstovare7Griffon Nivernais8Bloodhound9Estonian Hound10Redbone Coonhound11Finnish Hound12Petit Bleu de GascogneCloseness 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.