Sentences with phrase «black pigment granules»

E / e for the extension alleles that govern the distribution, if any, of black pigment granules.

Before you start arguing, try to see that black and liver (chocolate) are simply modifications of black pigment granule arrangements in the cells.

Not exact matches

Another allele, on a different chromosome locus, can cause the arrangement or packed density of pigment granules to give a brownish color in areas that are commonly black in many breeds: nose, dorsal haircoat, etc..

Such a dog will carry the genes for arranging pigment granules in the nose and other integument to show black, liver, or blue, but nothing at the E locus that allows anything other than tan hairs (or tan with brindle striping).

A black Lab or Boerboel will have a different type of pigment granule in those hair shafts.

The E locus (let's use E or e to stand for Expression) tells the body whether or not to create and deposit pigment granules that show up as black or dark (including liver and blue) in the coat.