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Often mistaken for a "double merle", a harlequin merle (or just harlequin), is a Great Dane that carries both the merle pattern allele and the co-dominant modifying gene for harlequin, PSMB7 (also known as H). This causes most or all of the diluted "blue" color to be replaced with white, resulting in a dog that is mostly white with black patches.
The merle gene is "faulty" with many merle animals having one odd patch of a third shade of grey, brown or tan. On homozygous M/M "double merles", black is replaced with ~25% black, ~50% silver and ~25% white, again with random variation, such that some animals have more black or more white.
Often, solid coat Catahoulas have small splashes of other colors such as white on their face, legs or chest. The 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 the color only in areas that randomly present the characteristic of the gene.
This is a high-energy herding breed known for having stunning blue merle or red merle coats. Australian Shepherds thrive when they get lots of exercise outside, so they aren’t for lowkey or ...
The merle gene is an incomplete dominant, meaning only one copy of the gene is needed to show the merle coloring; two merle genes produce excessive white markings and many health issues such as deafness, blindness, or other debilitating ocular issues. Great Danes can also develop wobbler disease, a condition affecting the vertebral column ...
A Great Dane with the brindle color pattern. Brindle is a coat coloring pattern in animals, particularly dogs, cattle, guinea pigs, cats, and, rarely, horses.It is sometimes described as "tiger-striped", although the brindle pattern is more subtle than that of a tiger's coat.
The American Pit Bull Terrier (APBT) was the foundation (parent breed) used to create the American Bully. [1] The APBT has maintained a characteristic appearance and temperament for over a century, [ 1 ] with different strains of APBT emerging within the breed, each with different physical attributes. [ 1 ]
The Huffington Post reached out to historians across the country to create a list of women who deserve more recognition for their accomplishments.