Sentences with phrase «liver nose»
The phrase "liver nose" refers to the color of a dog's nose, which is brown instead of the usual black. It is commonly used to describe certain dog breeds that have this characteristic. Full definition
Deeply colored individuals carry either DD or Dd genes and demonstrate either black or liver noses, lips, and eyelids.
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White dogs may have a flesh colored nose, cooper dogs have a liver nose and black, tan or gray dogs have a black nose.
The «invisible merle» can especially be an issue if the dog actually is red (and has a liver nose).
A liver nose is acceptable in copper coats and a flesh - colored nose is acceptable in white coats.
So in this instance (bb), the dog becomes liver coated with light yellowish eyes, a liver nose and liver pads in areas where it should have been black melanin coloured.
A genetically solid lemon will be registered in English Cocker Spaniels as either a red (who has a liver nose) or golden.
Regardless of other loci, any animal with at least one B allele will have a black nose and pads, while those with any two b alleles will have a liver nose and pads.
Deeply pigmented individuals carry a dominant genotype of Dd or DD and have black or liver noses, lips and eye rims.