Genetics

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Mainly red coat with only some black hairs around the shoulder blades, but also along the back, ears and tail. The amount of black can vary vastly. If there's a lot of black, it's called a "shaded sable". If no black is present, it's called a "clear sable".  The latter are indistinguishable from recessive red.

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Called different names (agouti, wolf sable, wolf grey), agouti is the traditional color all wolves used to display. A mix of various shades of red and black, agouti is the most diverse coloring without the influence of other genes.

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Wolves with this gene are born looking like black & tan pups. The red pushes back the black pigment with age. On heterozygous individuals (asat) the black still covers most of the body, while homozygous wolves (asas) show more red.

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A fully black coat with only red "points". They are defined by sharp edges and are limited in their areas. If combined with a more dominant gene, the tan gene tends to darken the coat and can create pseudo-points on Agoutis and shaded Sables.

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Coat cannot produce red pigment unless "ee" on the E-Locus. Sable, Agouti, Creeping Tan or Tan Points won't show, even if they are predominant on the A-Locus. Dilutions will affect the whole body, including nose and gums.

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All areas that display red pigment (like tan points for exmpale) will be brindled. Brindling can range from only a few black stripes to almost all-black. The latter is called "reverse brindle", since it looks like red stripes on a black base.

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Coat is fully intact and can produce both black and red pigment. This is the most common gene, although dominant black is starting to sprout strong in certain wolf populations.

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All black pigment turns into a chocolate brown. The hue and brightness can vary quite a bit, sometimes even looking similar to a recessive red. The key trait that gives away the liver gene is the brown nose, lips and eyelids. 

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All black pigment is diluted to a blue-ish grey, including the nose, gums and eyelids. When combined with chocolate, the coat is diluted to a unique and rare shade called lilac.

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Usually a warm silver or cool cream with a desaturated near-pink nose. Eyes are affected by dilution and therefore light.

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Parts of the body cannot produce red pigment - most commonly the snout and eye area, but the whole face can be affected by this gene. Sometimes the masking can extend all the way down the chest and legs, usually when two copies of the masking gene are present (EmEm).

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Coat is unaffected by this Locus, all areas are able to produce both pigments. The appearance of the coat is determined by the other genes, most importantly A- and K-Locus.

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Domino can be a very complex gene when combined with other genes. It's most commonly known for a distinct widow's peak, a dark stripe down the wolf's nose ridge and a pink stripe down the nose ("snow nose"). It can look very similar to a sable or agouti.

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Coat is completely red, shade ranges from dark red (almost chocolate-y) to a bright warm brown. The shade of red depends on the parents' and grandparents' expression, but is also often influenced by the I-locus! Nose black, unless diluted by B- or D-locus.

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Causes pigment to turn white prematurely, which creates a grey effect. For an unknown reason this gene shows more strongly on black individuals, whereas red pigment will mosty lose color around the face, not on the whole body as with some black wolves.

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All red pigment (including on tan points, sables aso.) in the coat is diluted. The I-locus is an only partially dominant gene, meaning that even with "Ii" the coat will already lighten up significantly, whereas "ii" creates a light cream, off-white or even white coat.

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Also known as "Urajiro", Countershading (CS) only affects red pigment. It's best visible on recessive red wolves, where it creates off-white fake points similar to black & tan. The points can vary in size though and are not as sharply outlined as tan points. If only one copy is available, it can still cause slight CS, which are more faint and not as bright as actual CS.

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Standard expression of this gene,  which traditionally didn't show any white spotting. Because of the dog influence, minimal white  can pop up randomly though. It's the only marking that can be asymmetrical.

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A gene introduced through early cross-breeding with dogs. It causes white spotting  around the nose bridge, neck, chest, legs and tail tip. It's a symmetrical marking that can vary strongly in expression. If only one copy is present, it produces larger minimal white markings than possible on SS wolves.

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This gene causes "holes" in white irish or minimal white. This can range from a few dots around the nose and/or paws to completely ticked spotting when homozygous. Ticking is always round or mostly round and has sharp edges.