Golden Retriever Coat Color Genetics

B is the dominant black gene.

Golden retriever coat color genetics. The inner rings show the hidden color genes carried by the dog. There are two pairs of genes that determine the basic coat colors in dogs such as poodles labrador retrievers golden retrievers and doodles. The gene pair at site edetermines the ability to distribute dark pigment in the coat. 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 basics of dog genetics. As a matter of fact just the golden light golden and dark golden are official colors. Golden retriever colors include. Some genes have more than one mutation such as those genes involved in agouti and determining a brown coat color.

With labrador retrievers three basic colorations from two different genes create a complicated punnet square. Basic coat color genes. Golden retrievers are all bb black pigment their red yellow colour results from the recessive gene pair ee at site e. But add in two more genes that determine the unrecognized labrador breed colors and you ve spun a web of possibilities.

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. Genetic diversity testing for golden retrievers overview the veterinary genetics laboratory vgl in collaboration with dr. Yellow yellow is on an entirely different spot on the chromosome so is independent of black chocolate status.

Paw print genetics offers testing for common coat colors and traits. 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. To learn more just click any of the coat color or trait names below.

Genetics can be a tricky concept to grasp. The tests for those variants have been combined for simplicity in ordering. Despite these dogs having 5 colors not all are officially recognized as a standard color by the american kennel club. If it is not b then it is b the recessive brown gene.