Typically the Corgi has a tan and white coat however Corgis can carry
the Merle gene resulting in a Merle Coat.
Not exact matches
Merle issues Breeding two merles together will lead to two copies of the merle gene being present in the pups resulting in eye, ear and abdominal prob
Merle issues Breeding two
merles together will lead to two copies of the
merle gene being present in the pups resulting in eye, ear and abdominal prob
merle gene being present in the pups
resulting in eye, ear and abdominal problems.
Breeding two
Merle coated parents together can
result in a puppy being born with two
Merle genes which can
resulting in the puppy developing blindness or deafness, this will happen to 1 in 4 of the puppies in the litter, statistically.
A
merle coat is the
result of a dilution
gene and it produces patches of color all over the body.
Dogs who have the
merle gene, such as Australian shepherds and Weimaraners, may have light blue eyes as a
result of a random loss of pigmentation caused by the
gene.
This patterning is a
result of the interaction of two different
genes, the
merle (M Locus)
gene, PMEL, and a modifier
gene, PSMB7, at the harlequin (H locus).
Conversely, the other effects of the
Merle gene may
result in devastating blindness.
This is possible if the «
merle»
gene is present in both parents,
resulting in double «
merle» dogs that can be stillborn, deaf, blind and genetically flawed.