Sentences with phrase «merle gene from both parents»
A breeding concern is that dogs who inherit the merle gene from both parents can be born deaf or blind.
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Dogs that receive one copy of the gene from each parent are homozygous for merle.
The way genetics work is that a puppy inherits one colour gene from each parent, this means that puppies in a merle x merle litter could be normal merles (Mm), non-merles (mm) or double merles (MM).