Merle is a genetic pattern in a dog's coat and alleles of the PMEL gene. It results in different colors and patterns and can affect any coats. The allele...

The coat of the domestic dog refers to the hair that covers its body. Dogs demonstrate a wide range of coat colors, patterns, textures, and lengths. As...

leopard-like coat of most Catahoulas is the result of the merle gene. The merle gene does not normally affect the entire coat of the dog, but dilutes...

Dogs have a wide range of coat colors, patterns, textures and lengths. Dog coat color is governed by how genes are passed from dogs to their puppies and...

list of people Merle (dog coat), a pattern in dogs’ coats Merle (grape), another name for the wine grape Merlot Akaflieg München Mü17 Merle, a German glider...

the eye color and merle coat found in many contemporary Australian Shepherds. It is sometimes claimed that the Basque Shepherd Dog and the Pyrenean Sheepdog...

any dog breed, including white, black, brown, red, orange, cream, blue, sable, black and tan, brown and tan, spotted, brindle, parti, and blue Merle, plus...

the dog concentrates, they will stand erect. The Koolie coat comes in a number of variants, short and smooth like the original Scottish blue merle Collies...

The Rough Collie (also known as the Long-Haired Collie) is a long-coated dog breed of medium to large size that, in its original form, was a type of collie...

care, conditioning, and management. Coat is an integral aspect of the judging at competitions such as a conformation dog show, a cat show, a horse show (especially...

tan markings preferred. Blue merle – silvery blue with splashed and marbled black preferred. General effect of the coat must be blue. Rich tan markings...

breeding. The brindle pattern may also take the place of tan in tricolor coats of some dog breeds (such as Basenjis). This coloration looks very similar to tricolor...

type of coat colour seen on horses Silver dapple gene, also known as the "Z" gene, that dilutes the black base coat color in horses Merle (dog coat), a pattern...

which represents the major kennel clubs of 84 countries, disqualified the merle coat pattern, which appears mottled. In May 2007, The Kennel Club decided not...

length not exceeding three inches. Recognised coat colors in the breed are tri-color, blue merle, red merle, and red (liver). There are no specified quantities...

hear his mother's warning of the appearance of a predator. Cat coat genetics Merle (dog coat) Pleiotropy Van cat Waardenburg syndrome Bosher, SK; Hallpike...

profuse coat. There are four recognised colors: Sable, tri-color, blue merle, and color headed white. Non-recognized colors are: Bi-black, sable merle, harlequin...

effect. Merlequin (see below), a white coat with grey patches instead of black, is a disqualification. Grey merle (Grautiger) Great Danes are acceptable...

medium-sized, short-coated dog that occurs in two main colour forms. It has either red or black hair distributed fairly evenly through a white coat, which gives...

The Smooth Collie is a breed of dog developed originally for herding. It is a short-coated version of the Rough Collie of Lassie fame. Some breed organisations...

fawn, white, and merle are not considered standard for this breed. Different canine clubs worldwide may acknowledge different coat colors or even use...

water-repellent fur. The Greenland Dog comes in all colors, from black to fawn (excluding albino dogs and merle patterning). Blue eyes and heterochromia...

'well-sprung' ribs. Colour of the double coat may be any shade of grey, grizzle, black, blue, or blue merle, with optional white markings. The undercoat...

breed of Corgi, and one with a black coat is allowed to have tan or brindle points under conformation show rules. Merle markings are present in the breed...

dapple (merle), sable, brindle and piebald also can occur on any of the base colors. Dachshunds in the same litter may be born in different coat colors...

The coat can be short haired or rough. Coat colors ranges from Black, Brown, White (commonly), Ginger (rare), Brindle, Gray, Cream, and Red Merle. Spots...

a BB or Bb dog has normal black pigment. Only a bb dog is Liver. There are several different recessive b genes, but they all turn the coat brown. They...

refers to a specific dog first by coat color rather than by breed; for example, "a blue merle Aussie" or "a chocolate Lab". Coat colors include: Black...

4% are fawn-coloured. Brown, mottled or blue-merle-coloured puppies are born occasionally. The thick coat is curly and of medium length approximately 4–7 cm...

single-colour coats. Eye colour varies from brown to green, and occasionally eyes of differing colour occur; this is usually seen with merles. This trait...