Golden Retriever Coat Color Genetics

Some genes have more than one mutation such as those genes involved in agouti and determining a brown coat color.

Golden retriever coat color genetics.

Genetics can be a tricky concept to grasp. B is the dominant black gene. The basics of dog genetics. Let s break down these gorgeous color coats of the golden retriever.

Cream dark golden light golden red and of course the classic gold. With labrador retrievers three basic colorations from two different genes create a complicated punnet square. Yellow yellow is on an entirely different spot on the chromosome so is independent of black chocolate status. The tests for those variants have been combined for simplicity in ordering.

Basic coat color genes. Genetic diversity testing for golden retrievers overview the veterinary genetics laboratory vgl in collaboration with dr. Golden retrievers are all bb black pigment their red yellow colour results from the recessive gene pair ee at site e. The gene pair at site edetermines the ability to distribute dark pigment in the coat.

Despite these dogs having 5 colors not all are officially recognized as a standard color by the american kennel club. There are two pairs of genes that determine the basic coat colors in dogs such as poodles labrador retrievers golden retrievers and doodles. Golden retriever colors include. As a matter of fact just the golden light golden and dark golden are official colors.

All golden retriever colors. Paw print genetics offers testing for common coat colors and traits. The heterozygous e e means that the puppies will not be red to yellow in color and the b b means that the puppies will be black instead of liver chocolate. The outer ring of the color buttons shows the visible coat color with the small upper right circle showing the nose color black or liver.

Entries in the table show the probabilities of producing various coat colors within a litter. To learn more just click any of the coat color or trait names below. Pedersen and staff has developed a panel of short tandem repeat str markers that will determine genetic diversity across the genome and in the dog leukocyte antigen dla class i and ii regions. If you breed a chocolate lab which is e e and b b to a golden retriever which is e e and b b which is what the vast majority of goldens are the puppies will be e e and b b.