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Originally Posted by sarajane  But what is a parti gene lol? |
The parti-gene is actually a Piebald gene. It produces a tri-colored yorkie...white, black/blue, and gold.
There's a debate on where the gene came from in the breed...no one really has concrete evidence either way. Some feel that it naturally occured in the breed and parti pups were born to purebred yorkshire terriers while other feel another breed must have been used years ago to introduce the parti gene. I'd love to see unbiased research done on it and to know once and for all how it originated.
I can tell you one thing...a lot of bad breeders sell "parti yorkies" that are mixes. I see a lot of Parti yorkies on websites like puppyfind that look nothing like yorkies. There are parti breeders though that know their dogs' pedigrees and the lines they originated from...these dogs are purebred yorkies (unless it is true that another breed was introduced way back in the lines unknowingly).
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