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CODE: C128
INTRODUCTION:
HealthGene Laboratory is proud to offer a new coat and nose color test in a vast number of dog breeds. Now, by DNA testing, we can successfully predict the future coat as well as nose colors of puppies. This information can be crucial to satisfy breed standards for dog registration. Using DNA testing to determine the hidden colours of the dam and sire can assist you in choosing the best partners for your breeding stock.
NEW article: MAKING SENSE OF COAT COLOR: A GENETIC APPROACH
NEW GENE:
HOMOZYGOUS BLACK:
In most breeds, the gene that is necessary for black or brown or blue coat color is K, and the allele responsible is KB.
The other two alleles kbr and ky are recessive to KB. Occasionally a Weimaraner is born with pale tan points or a Labrador Retriever with brindle points.
Such pups are carrying kbr and ky instead of being KB/KB . In order to determine which littermates are not carrying one of these alleles
which are undesirable in such breeds, they can be tested to be sure they are KB/KB .
In a few herding breeds, but not all, black is inherited in a recessive pattern. Such dogs are a/a at the agouti locus.
See specific breed sheets for this test.
SPECIAL RECOGNITION:
The alleles at the K, A, and E locus were identified by a collaborative
research project between the labs of Dr. Greg Barsh at Stanford University and the Dr. Sheila Schmutz at the University of Saskatchewan who continues to
work with HealthGene Laboratory in the implementation of these and other coat color tests for dogs.
Many dog owners helped by contributing either individual samples or samples from complete litters.
BREEDS:
Please, visit one of the following pages to learn more about Canine Coat and Nose Color Test for specific breeds:
Afghan Hound
Australian Shepherd
Belgian Shepherd
Border Collie
Briard
Brittany
Cardigan Welsh Corgi
Chinese Shar-Pei
Collie (Rough, Smooth)
Cocker Spaniel
Curly-Coated Retriever
Dachshund
Dalmatian
Doberman Pinscher
English Cocker Spaniel
English Setter
English Springer
Spaniel
Field Spaniel
Flat-coated Retriever
French Bulldog
German Shepherd
German Longhaired Pointer
German Shorthaired Pointer
German Wirehaired Pointer
Great Dane
Greyhound
Groenendael
Japanese Chin
Labrador Retriever
Laekenois
Large Munsterlander
Lowchen
Malinois
Miniature Schnauzer
Newfoundland
Pointer
Pomeranian
Poodle
Portuguese Water Dog
Pug
Pudelpointer
Shetland Sheepdog
Staffordshire
Bull Terrier
Tervuren
Whippet
Wirehaired
Pointing Griffon
TEST RESULTS:
Test results are usually available in 10 business days from the moment the samples arrive at the laboratory. Test results can be reported by e-mail, fax, or by phone.
CERTIFICATION OF RESULTS:
HealthGene will provide a certificate for each test result.
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