Whether purebred or mixed breed, dogs come in a variety of colors and patterns, from dark to light, solid to spotted, and everything in between. Do you know what a brindle coat is, or what a merle ...

A study published by Nature Ecology & Evolution shows that the distinctive coat patterns we recognize in today's favorite dog breeds aren't actually due to mutation and domesticated breedings, as ...

Dogs come in all shapes and sizes, but variations in color patterns provide some of their most distinctive characteristics. A newly released study sheds light on a subset of these patterns, ...

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The shaded yellow phenotype produced by mutations on the ASIP gene are seen in a collie’s coat color. Susan Larson Some breeds of dogs are prized for their unique coat colors, such as the golden ...

Like us humans, dogs too have multiple distinguishable features that make them truly unique. Merle dog breeds are canines that predominately show the merle coat pattern, a scattering of mottled ...