Hair Sheep Color Genetics

Margali

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@Finnie I think you are on right track if pheomalanin and phaeomelanic mean same thing. I'm not great with color matching and gradation.

Lundie article " The white/tan Allele – AWt. The most dominant allele at the locus. In the Icelandic sheep it can produce a completely tan (phaeomelanic) covering, but in most breeds this is changed to a white animal by the modifying action of genes at other loci – the spotted gene at the Spotting locus is one known to have a modifying effect. "
 
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