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Originally Posted by linda44  ok, got that straight, so a parti is from a reg. yorkie with the piesomething gene right? So....(Im really learning here...)
you can get a parti from one parent carrying the gene?
or both have to have the gene? And If they do have the gene they can throw reg and parti as well as the blue, or gold, or red yorkies right?
And....this can skip generations also right? |
No, you can't get a Parti from one parent carrying the recessive gene. Since the gene is recessive both parents have to give it before it "shows" on a dog. You need two recessive genes to actually "see" the trait, but only one dominant gene to "see" the trait. Mom and dad each have two genes for that trait, so that's a total of 4 genes combinations that could be given. Now if mom and dad both exhibit the Parti trait they can only give the recessive gene to the offspring. People often think of recessive traits as skipping a generation, but this doesn't happen the gene is passed on, but because it's recessive it just doesn't show, until another recessive gene is placed with it.