by Vinson » Thu Mar 17, 2022 6:25 am
Breed Specific Genes
" E + H Loci " + Combinations
Standard Breed Specifics
atat/ata + kyky + EchEch - chinchilla/minimal chinchilla
➛ based off of chinchillas
➛➛ x x x | x
notes: dilutes any shade of pheomelanin to silver/offwhite, collies with EchEch but not atat/ata kyky will present
as if their E locus was E_ (normal expression of A locus)
at+at+/at+a + kyky + EchEch - reverse chinchilla/minimal reverse chinchilla
➛ based off of chinchillas, with colors flipped from the normal variant
➛➛ x x x | x
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EmbEmb - bausant mask
➛ based off of badger markings
➛➛ x x x
notes: pattern varies by collie, especially the inner white markings
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EmcEmc - cervus mask
➛ based off of elk
➛➛ x x x
notes: an extreme form of extended masking
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EmpEmp - procyon mask
➛ based off of racoon markings
➛➛ x x x
notes: both facial masking and tail banding are present
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EmgEmg - glass mask
➛ symmetrical white markings around the eyes and face, inspired by rorschach inkblots
➛➛ x x x
notes: regular shading of the mask is usually minimal with glass mask markings over it
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erer - eryth
➛ based off of erythrism which is an abnormal amount of red in an animal's coat
➛➛ x x x
notes: all eumelanin covered by pheomelanin, "ere" is a very minimal form of eryth
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efef - eryth
➛ adds freckling to the face, chest, back, and paws
➛➛ x x x
notes: efef freckles the face, chest, back, and paw areas while efe freckles mainly the face, with the possibility of some
freckling along the back or chest. efer has the same range of freckling as efef along an eryth coat.
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E Locus Combinations
➛ Emb/Emc/Emg/Emp paired with E/Ech/er/e will be a regular mask
➛ Emb/Emc/Emg/Emp paired with Em will be that breed specific mask
➛ Glass masking is codominant with all other breed specific mask types. These collies may be referred to as 'double masked'
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Striped Harlequin
Hsh - striped harlequin
➛ based off of spotted skunks
➛➛ x x x
notes: striped harlequin will not show with cryptic merle or no merle, and will be present differently depending on the M locus
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Vinson on Sat May 28, 2022 4:40 am, edited 1 time in total.