A dog with two variant copies of the MLPH gene will have a blue, charcoal, Isabella (lilac) or fawn coat color depending on the other coat
color genes present in the individual.
Not exact matches
The survey, described today in a Policy Forum published by Science, randomly
presented people with different vignettes that described genome editing being used in germline or somatic cells to either treat disease or enhance a human with, say, a
gene linked to higher IQ or eye
color.
All these things like; skin pigmentation, eye
color, certain diseases are the result of our parent's
genes which
present in our body.
Color is determined by several
genes so many different
colored pups may be
present in the same litter.
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.
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.
The
gene responsible for white in boxers is not a
color gene but a marking
gene, which means that a white boxer would be fawn or brindle if the white was not
present.
This does not make either
color dominantG to merle - the merle
gene is still
present, just as it is in cryptic merlesG.
If a dog has this
gene present, it will be sable in
color.
The mutation of the MLPH
gene which is responsible for dilute
color in a number of other breeds is
present in the Aussie.