I am looking for an article talking about Labrador alleles that determine their color.
Thank you
2007-02-19 09:27:49 · 3 answers · asked by Greta J 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
I think this is what you want. There are 2 different alleles, one codes for color and one masks the expression of the other. I used to use this as a practice problem when I taught biology! http://www.blueknightlabs.com/color/coatcolor.html
http://labbies.com/genetics.htm
2007-02-19 10:34:19 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This might not be correct, but from the bit I know of genetics, there are probably 2 different alleles...lets call them Y for yellow, and B for black
If they are co dominant, then both traits should show and mix (or I might have it mixed with incomplete, in which case I apologize, just can't ever remember which one is mixed traits, and the other is "speckled" traits). The genotype for it would then probably be BY (black and yellow), which would make chocolate. Again this is just an educated guess from what I know prior. This comes from how chocolate labs are not a true "pure breed" but a mix between a yellow and black.
2007-02-19 18:02:24 · answer #2 · answered by deadmeet 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They used to come in 5 but green and purple just looked silly!
2007-02-20 04:41:50 · answer #3 · answered by Kenneth H 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋