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Old 06-14-2013, 02:37 PM   #513
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Originally Posted by navillusc View Post
Problem is that long hair is a recessive gene...short hair is a DOMINATE gene.

Two (2) parents that only carry recessive (long hair length) genes cannot pass on a DOMINATE (smooth coat / short hair length) gene because they do not possess the gene themselves.

If Minnie is genetically smooth coated, I would like to know from which recessive long hair parent...as presented to the OP...did she inherit a DOMINATE hair length gene neither of them carried genetically?
Good point. Baboon never did post pics of the parents.
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