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, ...

Sometimes called tiger-striped dogs, these brindle breeds have some of the most uniquely colored coats in all the animal kingdom A dog’s coat is one of its most striking features, whether it’s ...

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Five different color patterns in dogs controlled by promoter variants at the gene for agouti signaling protein. The activity of the ventral promoter (VP) or the hair cycle specific promoter (HP) is ...

Researchers leverage citizen science and dog DNA samples to characterize a variant in the MC1R gene, one of the earliest mutations related to dog domestication VANCOUVER, Wash.--(BUSINESS ...