What does merle mean

In the Great Dane, the merle gene is known as Harlequin. The merle coloration is beautiful, making it desirable for dog owners. But what happens when a breeder gets carried away and breeds two merles? Double Merle pups are born when both of the parents are merle. And that these are really the only two issues with double merles, all other health issues being attributed to poor breeding practices, at least with the Australian Shepherds, where the merle gene is most common and desirable.

It would probably help, at this point, if I show you another merle for reference:. You hear it in Hank Williams Sr. Merle glanced up to see him despoiling a bush that embowered one of the brown headstones and an all but obliterated mound.

It was Wilbur's, but Merle quite naturally took it from him and assumed charge of the ensuing operation. As Merle demonstrated the problem in hydraulics the girl studied him more attentively, then gleamed with a sudden new radiance. The Merle twin never smoked for two famous Puritan reasons—it was wrong for boys to smoke and it made him sick. One copy of the merle associated SINE insertion. See attachment last page for additional information. Two copies of the merle associated SINE insertion.

Two copies of the merle associated SINE insertion and one copy without the insertion. The impact of this may not be resolved.

Three copies of the merle associated SINE insertion. Clark, L. Retrotransposon insertion in SILV is responsible for merle patterning of the domestic dog. Kaelin, C. Genetics of pigmentation in dogs and cats. Annual Review of Animal Biosciences, 1 , Murphy, S. Length variations within the Merle retrotransposon of canine PMEL: correlating genotype with phenotype.

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