Can someone please tell me the name of Dr. Hutt's book? Thank you Cheryl -----Original Message----- From: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Chris Arden Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 9:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Color Genetics follow up questions
Myra Savant wrote: > Chris, a lot depends on whether the whole color is parti-factored or not. > If the whole color is parti-factored, you could breed the parti-factored > whole color to a blenheim in an effort to pick up the blenheim gene > that the > whole color carries. Some breeder believe that by doing that, you can > enrich the pigment color on the blenheim puppies. I'm not a good one to > verify that because my experience is rather limited, but I can tell > you that > breeders will often breed a parti-factored whole color to a blenheim. > Myra > Thanks Myra :-) So, if I've understood correctly: By breeding a Black & Tan that has 1 particolor gene and 1 red gene you can get richer colored Blenheims but with a high probability of getting any/all of the other 3 colors too; they musn't be B&T's with 2 black genes though or you'll only get B&Ts and Tris. And the same applies to Rubies and is simpler I guess since they can only have two red genes (no black). Unless of course this is where what Susan Cochran was saying about E genes comes into play: I must admit she totally threw me by saying that in reality 95% of Blenheims have 2 black genes!!! Chris ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
