The black coat gene color can either be dominant or recessive.
Not exact matches
The DNA variation observed at key
genes revealed a large diversity of
coat coloration patterns within Scythian horses, including bay,
black, chestnut, cream and spotted animals.
In normally
black mice, for example, a mutation in the
gene produces light brown
coats.
On the other hand, two Italian wolves with an unusual,
black coat colour did not show any genetic signatures of hybridisation, except for carrying a dog - derived variant of a
gene linked to dark colouration.
The Blue Merle
coat color is created by one
Black gene and one Merle
gene.
«E», normal extension of
black, allows the A-series alleles to show through, and «e», recessive red / yellow, overrides whatever
gene is present at the A locus to produce a dog which shows only phaeomelanin pigment in the
coat.
This dog carries two copies of ky which allows for the expression of the agouti
gene (A locus) which can result in a variety of
coat colors including sable / fawn, tricolor, tan points,
black or brown.
Dogs with one or two copies of KB will not express agouti
coat colors (sable / fawn, tricolor,
black and tan, or tan points) and their
coat color would be solid in pigmented areas as determined by the E and B
genes.
As long as some
gene on a different chromosome does not interfere, all dogs with the dominant KB allele would be
black in those areas of the
coat where «dark» is called for, such as all over in some breeds or the saddle in other breeds.
They are popular with breeders because the three
genes for a
black coat are all dominant and therefore easiest to breed out.
The merle
gene leeches out the most of the color from the
black part of her
coat leaving the grey / blue areas.
Your house cat at home may be what is referred to as a «dilute tortie» making her a good example of how the D class
genes lighten the dominant orange and
black genes creating a soft cream and gray (blue)
coat with a tortoiseshell pattern.»
The Em variant of the MC1R
gene at the extension (E / e) Locus results in the localized distribution of eumelanin (
black pigment) on the muzzle of the dog which resembles a dark «mask» on dogs with lighter colored
coats.
Black and yellow labs may also have these dilution
genes, but the difference in their
coat color isn't as dramatic as it is with the chocolate.
The
black coat comes from the dominant or recessive
genes.
There are some breeders which state that if the dog has only one recessive Chocolate
gene, then this dog will look like the traditional Yorkies but if it has two recessive Chocolate
genes, then its skin and
coat will be not
black but with liver or brown color.
There are two dilution
genes that completely inhibit the formation of
black pigment anywhere in the body:
coat, eyes, and skin:
Their
coat may be
black, yellow or chocolate in color, the color of the
coat being determined by their
genes.
Therefore, when the B locus
gene is resent in either BB or Bb the dog will have a
black coat overlay with
black nose and pads (melanin), but when present in red - brown (liver) in all the areas of normal melanin distribution.
These
genes combine to determine two things - the
coat color (
black, red and liver) and the
coat patterns (solid and parti - color).
Neither of the
genes are considered dominant and for this, it is said that the orange and
black fur
coats are randomly disseminated.
Pollinger et al., [44] identified a 40 Mb selective sweep on CFA11 associated with
black coat color in Large Munsterlander and a 10 MB region on CFA3 in Dachshund containing FGFR3, which is responsible for achondroplasia in humans and presumably linked with related
genes responsible for canine chondrodysplasia.
If Pitbull mixed with German Shepherd puppies inherit their Shepherd parent's
genes more so than the Pitbull's, then they may have the Shepherd's solid
coat and
black points.
Without this
gene, your pit bull could have a
black coat, but because of the
gene he appears to be gray or, as breeders say, blue.
Although the
gene for the
black coat is dominant, a sable - colored kitten is sometimes born in a Bombay litter.
Alopecia,
Black hair follicular dysplasia, Blue Doberman syndrome,
coat color dilution, Color dilution alopecia, Color mutant alopecia, D locus, D - allele, D - locus, Dilution
gene, BHFD, CDA
Consider that the
black coat of a
black Lab is a dominant
gene, therefore it tends to prevail.
Although the visual effect can be the same, it is easy to confuse this with the subtle hint of bronze (liver) that shows through in
coats of some
black dogs that carry an incompletely - masked recessive allele (one of the
gene pair) for «a dilute» such as liver - chocolate.
Fading of
black coats (a tinge of rust or brown in some part of the hairs) can be caused by several things: a recessive
gene for liver - dilute pigment, or modifier
genes located on different places or chromosomes, for example.