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2. Dog coat genetics - Wikipedia

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   Dogs have a wide range of coat colors, patterns, textures and lengths. [1] Dog coat color is governed by how genes are passed from dogs to their puppies and how those genes are expressed in each dog. Dogs have about 19,000 genes in their genome [2] but only a handful affect the physical variations in their coats. Most genes come in pairs, one ...

3. Merle (dog coat) - Wikipedia

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   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 creates mottled patches of color in a solid or piebald coat, blue or odd-colored eyes, and can affect skin pigment as well. Two types of colored patches generally appear in a merle coat: brown ...

4. Dog coat - Wikipedia

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   A dog's coat is composed of two layers: a top coat of stiff guard hairs that help repel water and shield from dirt, and an undercoat of soft down hairs, to serve as insulation. [1] Dogs with both under coat and top coat are said to have a double coat. Dogs with a single coat have a coat composed solely of guard hairs, with little or no downy ...

5. American English Coonhound - Wikipedia

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   The breed is of medium size, and their coats come predominantly in three types: redtick, bluetick, and a tricolor tick pattern. The English Coonhound has a high prey drive and, while it is typically used in rac coon hunting , it is also skilled in treeing . [ 4 ]

6. Melanistic mask - Wikipedia

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   A melanistic mask (also referred to as a mask or masking) is a dog coat pattern that gives the appearance of a mask on the dog's face. The hairs on the muzzle, and sometimes entire face or ears, are colored by eumelanin instead of pheomelanin pigment. Eumelanin is typically black, but may instead be brown, dark gray, or light gray-brown.

7. The best dog brushes for all coat types - AOL

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   Coat type: “The longer-hair breeds do better with a firm, extra-long pin slicker brushes,” says Wynona Lynch, a dog groomer at VCA Mountain View Animal Hospital. Short-haired breeds, on the ...