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by MVF on 03 January 2009 - 16:01
Can someone please explain the so-called blue gene in this breed? Is this is a recessive dilute gene expressing through the sable/agouti gene which all mals appear to have? Thanks.
by Christopher Smith on 03 January 2009 - 22:01
Yes. But it affects all of the dog's pigment not just the sable. A blue Malinois has all it's black pigment turned blue.
by MVF on 13 January 2009 - 05:01
Thanks. So let me check my understanding. The mal is carrying the sable homozygously and he can also carry one or both recessive dilutes. So if there were a solid gene, there could be a blue mal, as there are some rare "blue" gsds?
And I hear there IS a solid gene in this breed -- are there actually black mals?
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