terzo corso
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XOk, then there's the a gene set. a[SUP]y[/SUP] is "fawn" (may appear anything from red to pale gold controlled by a variety of genes not all of which are understood). a[SUP]w[/SUP] is "wolf sable" sometimes called "wild sable". a[SUP]t[/SUP] produces the black & tan color set. a is recessive black. And they are dominant in the order I listed them. A dog who's AyAt is "fawn" but can produce black and tan pups. A dog who's a[SUP]y[/SUP]a is "fawn" but can produce recessive black pups.
Those are the basics of canine coat color. From there on out pretty much everything else is cause by modifier genes.
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Ruthcatrin you really did explain that well enough to where I even now have a rudimentary understanding of even the concept of color genetics...thank ya kindly