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.

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New research identifies five genetic phenotypes of dog coats, one of which can be traced back over 2 million years. Reading time 2 minutes A recent genetic analysis of dog coloration found that ...

Anyone who loves dogs will tell you that it doesn't matter what a pooch looks like on the outside. These beloved animals are so sweet and loving, most of us don't even pay attention to their ...

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 ...

A beautiful dog can turn almost as many heads as an attractive human, and with much less drama. There are no expectations when you're enraptured by an intriguing coat pattern or the sheen of silky ...

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, ...

A smiling woman sitting inside a tent with a merle great Dane. - Bobbieo/Getty Images A beautiful dog can turn almost as many heads as an attractive human, and with much less drama. There are no ...