Hello,
I have a question regarding freckles (as in, on the face) and ticking (on the
body). In John Evans "An Owners Companion", the author explains that ticking is due
to a dominant gene (T) with a recessive alternative (t) for no ticking. Therefore,
making it relatively easy to eliminate ticking from a line.
If this is indeed correct, are we to assume that "freckles" (on the face) are
carried on the same gene, or are they transmitted at a different loci, by a different
allele etc?
In the book he defines ticking as "small amounts of coloured hairs among the white
hairs in Blenheims and Tricolours". which I suppose, technically, is what freckles
are, however, he does not actually mention freckles. Could it be that he intended
for us to understand that ticking & freckles ARE the same thing?
Freckles seem much more difficult than this to eliminate, I have seen two very
clear faced dogs produce freckles on a pup. Which would indicate to me that it is not
carried on a dominant gene. When we look back at the older photos of Cavaliers we see
a lot of ticking , some quite heavy! Not so much nowadays, but, you do continue to
see freckled faces.
I would love to hear some of your input on this.
Shiena Warner
Burnbridge Cavaliers
Aurora. CO
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