Because the Merle gene is dominant over other
color genes breeding a Merle parent with a non Merle parent will statically guarantee at least one puppy in a little of four or more will be born with a Merle patterned coat.
Not exact matches
The Hiroshima University team, led by Masayuki Sumida, created the frog by
breeding garden - variety Japanese brown frogs that had recessive
genes for light -
colored skin.
But because the
gene appears to affect only the cat's
color, white tigers are simply genetically healthy variants of Bengal tigers, which, if
bred carefully, might still survive well in the wild.
A new study reveals that decades of
breeding the fruits for uniform
color have robbed them of a
gene that boosts their sugar content.
In a 1987 Nature paper, a team led by plant geneticist Peter Meyer, then with the Max Planck Institute for Plant
Breeding Research in Cologne, Germany, showed that inserting a maize
gene into a petunia enabled it to produce the pigment pelargonidin and take on a salmon
color.
And in 1995 it reported creating petunias with more stable
gene expression — and a vivid orange
color — fit for commercial
breeding.
Obviously, some
breeds have evolved over time to carry only certain
color or pattern
genes — a good example is the Siamese, which displays only the pointed pattern.
Peter was obviously carrying one «e»
gene because it is recorded that he was
bred to a female named Gretel VD Werneburg (PZ1530)(
color unknown) and produced a «yellow» female pup named Mucki VD Werneburg (PSZ 8) born October 1914.
To further make their case, the LRC notes that the first Labrador retriever breeder who started regularly producing the silver
colored variations was also a breeder of purebred Weimaraners, a
breed in which the dd
gene expression is always present and parents can ONLY pass down a d allele.
If, on the other hand, the
gene was introduced by cross
breeding with another
breed such as the Weimaraner (which is a dd
breed) then the silver
colors actually represent a
breed impurity.
The United Kingdom Kennel Club decided in May 2007 not to register puppies with «Merle coat
color in dogs» coloration due to the health risks associated with the
gene responsible, and in December of that year formally amended the
Breed Standard to say «Any
color or mixture of
colors but never merle (dapple).»
However, the
gene pool for purebred cats is pretty small, which
colors all
breeding considerations.
These
genes produce the «wanted» traits for that
breed, including size, coat,
color, whether the ears prick up or hang down, and so on.
The Countess produced parti
color pups born from two solid black parents, (both of whom had solid black coloration for 6 generations), and these parti
color pups and their progeny were selectively
bred and have carried forth the parti
color gene to the present day purebred parti
colored Miniature Schnauzers, despite the
color prejudice encountered all along the way.
When you
breed a Blenheim to a whole
color (black / tan or ruby) the offspring will automatically carry the white
gene giving the whole
color offspring the ability to produce all 4
colors if
bred to a Blenheim or tri
color or if
bred to another whole
color that carries the white
gene as well.
The
color of their eyes is controlled by a rare
gene that few dog
breeds are believed to have.
Whan a Blenheim is being
bred to a Black & Tan that does not carry the white
gene then both whole
colors are possible and some white mismarking is possible.
If you
breed two dogs of the same or similar
color, there is a good chance that the puppies will be that
color too, though you must always account for recessive
genes.
This
gene fawn
colors in certain
breeds.
But this might be actually better because if the breeders start
breeding different
colored Yorkies, with time the Yorkshire Terriers will have completely different look because of all the different
color genes being combined.
The American company VetGen even offers what it calls a «Coat
Color Prediction Service, so you can reveal your dog's hidden color genes and then optimise your ability to breed the colors you want&ra
Color Prediction Service, so you can reveal your dog's hidden
color genes and then optimise your ability to breed the colors you want&ra
color genes and then optimise your ability to
breed the
colors you want».
The blue - black / purple tongue
gene appears to be dominant, as almost all mixed
breed dogs who come from a Chow retain the tongue
color.
While a beautiful
color, the merle
gene can cause blindness and deafness if two parents carrying the merle
gene are
bred together, so merles should be
bred only by very knowledgeable breeders who test for the merle
gene and understand the genetics involved.
Although many other
colors of dogs exist, their versions of
genes that code for those
colors are not going into this new
breed.
Breed is the result of efforts in the 1930 ′ s to cross Siamese with Persians in order to understand the inheritance of the Siamese
color - point
gene.
If a solid that carries a
gene for parti -
color is
bred to a parti -
color, some puppies will be solids and some will be partis, but all the solids will carry for parti -
color.
This genetic test will allow for identification of mantle
colored dogs with one copy of the harlequin
gene to prevent
breeding them to another dog carrying a harlequin
gene and thus, decreasing chances of embryological death of puppies.
Yellow Labradors and lemon Pointers have the same
gene for yellow, but in those
breeds the
color is allowed.
Puppies with two copies of the PSMB7
gene variant (H / H) most likely die very early in gestation; therefore,
breeding two dogs with harlequin coat
color (H / h) may result in reduced litter size.
The mutation of the MLPH
gene which is responsible for dilute
color in a number of other
breeds is present in the Aussie.
They see the diluted
color as a «defect» in the dog's
genes and one that ought to be
bred out for the sake of purity.
Dayna L. Dreger, PhD, a researcher with the National Institutes for Health NHGRI Dog Genome Project is asking for our help in collecting samples for researching the genetic variants for coat type and
color in Chow Chows as well as leg conformation (
genes that contribute to the normal leg structural variation across and within
breeds).
Neutron's DNA is positive for solid blue dd & «at» / tri
gene dominate, note: no DNA test exist for the chocolate DNA
color in the French bulldog
breed.
Some people think that if you
breed a White German Shepherd with a standard one, the white
gene will cause the puppies to be born a lighter
color.
It is not the same as
breeding for coat
color (which is controlled by only one or two
genes).
Characterized by a light reddish orange point and pink paw pads and a nose, these Siamese cats have been
bred with other
breeds carrying the orange
gene to get their red -
colored points.
But add in two more
genes that determine the «unrecognized» Labrador
breed colors, and you've spun a web of possibilities.
The coloration of the Turkish Van, which is considered by many to be the original
breed to carry the piebald
gene, calls for a white, semi-longhaired cat with
colored markings restricted primarily to the head and tail.
Blue is called Maltese Blue in some
breeds and is genetically a black dog with the dilute
gene affecting the black
color at a cellular level.
This
breed also carries the
gene for heterochromatic eyes, in other words, eyes of different
colors.
However, one word of caution to be aware of is that since both parent
breeds carry the
gene for heterochromatic (different
color) eyes, they are prone to eye problems like glaucoma and cataracts.
From fur
color to
breeding time, each trait is determined by a «
gene», clearly encoded into the Ethereum blockchain.