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with and without tan points |
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Not to be confused with the fawn color. They are genetically, two very different genes. Blue Dilution - D gene: When present in the homozygous recessive form (dd) it dilutes brown eumelanin to blue, and red to cream. Most people think that to produce the blue color, one has to breed blue to blue -- not so. As long as the "D" gene is present in the "dd" form, the blue (or cream) color will be produced. A person can breed black (with or without tan points) to black and produce blue colored pups, along with fawn or red color. As long as BOTH parents are carrying the dilution gene, this can occur. It is HIGHLY unadvisable to ever breed blue to blue, because Alopecia is also found in the blue colored canines. |
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Click on pictures or arrows below to see enlargement and description. 5 photographs. |
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OVERVIEW | BASIC GENETICS | BLACK | RED | BLUE | FAWN | CREAM COLOR COMPARISON | MIS-MARKED | WHAT THE HECK IS THIS COLOR? |
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