Piebald animals are generally just as healthy as solid-colored ones, though in some breeds the gene can be associated with a higher risk of hearing issues when large areas of white are present around ...

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, ...

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 ...

Scientists have unraveled the enigma of inheritance of coat color patterns in dogs. The researchers discovered that a genetic variant responsible for a very light coat in dogs and wolves originated ...

Jiff the collie represents “shaded yellow,” one of five coat color patterns in domestic dogs identified by Danika Bannasch at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and collaborators in the U.S.