so only light chis have a merle gene? Dark chis cannot have a merle gene? I am assuming the merle gene is recessive therefore can be in the genotype and not in the phenotype. So why do only light chis have merle genes if it is not necessarily in the phenotype? -- em
===================== From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/02/26 Mon AM 07:07:17 CST To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] CKC versus AKC registration - previously "Question" In a message dated 2/25/2007 10:16:23 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Also, I know of darker chis that ended up having hidden merle genes...it is not always in the whites or lights... MarshaWell you are just wrong there. Sorry. I study genetics and it simply doesn't happen. Unless, the owner is so stupid that they can't tell a brindle from a merle. AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/4It09A/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/MJOolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
