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Two different types of pigment |
Black, recessive black and seal |
Oddities |
Basic genetics terms |
Liver |
Nose colours |
Breeding |
Dilution (blue and isabella) |
Eye colours |
Summary of series |
Agouti, sable, tan points and saddles |
Coats |
Notes on Mutation etc |
Brindle |
Colour term list |
Masks, recessive red and domino |
Great Danes |
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Red intensity and albino |
Health problems related to colour genes |
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Progressive greying |
Test your knowledge |
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Merle |
Links |
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Merle (continued) |
DNA Testing |
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**NEW**Advanced merle genetics |
Inbreeding & Genetic Diversity |
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Merle modifiers (Great Dane harlequin) |
About me |
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White spotting |
Art |
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Ticking and roaning |
** 20/05/2020: website fully updated with lots of new research and corrections. Changes have been made on almost every page, and information added about new alleles such as cryptic/atypical/harlequin merle, Northern domino, French Bulldog cocoa, Intensity, and more. Far too much to list, so go and see for yourselves!
I am looking for photo examples of the following: cocoa, tested merles with allele lengths, and tested dominos (Eg or Ed). If you have any of these then please send them to me via e-mail (please do not contact me via social media regarding genetics questions or photo submissions)
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Disclaimer: Before reading through this site, please note that I am not a geneticist or a professional scientist (please see the "About Me" pages). I am a layperson with an interest in genetics, and particularly in making colour genetics interesting and easy to understand for everyone. This site is intended as an introduction to colour genetics in dogs, and while I do my best to ensure its accuracy, please do make sure to do further, independent research if you want to find out more. All of the pages on this site provide links to sources that are a great place to start your research.
Please also note that I am not always able to keep fully up to date on new discoveries in dog genetics, so if you do spot anything that's out of date, please let me know. Make sure to include links to your sources (i.e. published scientific studies).