Saluki
Placed on this panel from 3 sequenced dogs, among 258 breeds.
Measured nearest to Central Asian Shepherd Dog, 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 Saluki.
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 Saluki really is to anything.
Central Asian Shepherd Dog2
Turkish Mastiff3
Anatolian Shepherd Dog4
Kars5
Akbash6
Caucasian Ovcharka7
Thai Ridgeback8
Turkish Zerdava9
Chow Chow10
Sarplaninac11
Chinese Shar-Pei12
SloughiCloseness 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.
3 sequenced dogs is a thin sample. This breed’s exact neighbours could move if more were added; the neighbourhood is steadier than the order within it.