Golden Retriever Coat Color Genetics

But add in two more genes that determine the unrecognized labrador breed colors and you ve spun a web of possibilities.

Golden retriever coat color genetics.

Let s break down these gorgeous color coats of the golden retriever. Genetics can be a tricky concept to grasp. With labrador retrievers three basic colorations from two different genes create a complicated punnet square. Genetic diversity testing for golden retrievers overview the veterinary genetics laboratory vgl in collaboration with dr.

Golden retriever colors include. Yellow yellow is on an entirely different spot on the chromosome so is independent of black chocolate status. The gene pair at site edetermines the ability to distribute dark pigment in the coat. B is the dominant black gene.

Entries in the table show the probabilities of producing various coat colors within a litter. Cream dark golden light golden red and of course the classic gold. The inner rings show the hidden color genes carried by the dog. All golden retriever colors.

Basic coat color genes. 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. To learn more just click any of the coat color or trait names below. Golden retrievers are all bb black pigment their red yellow colour results from the recessive gene pair ee at site e.

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 it is not b then it is b the recessive brown gene. 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. 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.

As a matter of fact just the golden light golden and dark golden are official colors. Despite these dogs having 5 colors not all are officially recognized as a standard color by the american kennel club. The tests for those variants have been combined for simplicity in ordering. Paw print genetics offers testing for common coat colors and traits.