I have a question ... I keep hearing people say that they believe Parti yorkies and Biewer yorkies, are the result of Maltese x Yorkie crosses?
Aren't Maltese dogs normally white? Are there Parti colored Maltese dogs?
I'm pretty familiar with the genetics of color in horses but just learning about color genetics in Dogs. I'm thinking that Maltese are a product of a gene like the dominant white gene (causing solid white colors) and not the Parti "spotting" white gene (which causes broken white and pigmented patches of color). I'd think if Maltese had the Parti gene, there'd be some spotted Maltese and not just all white Maltese?
If parti and biewer yorkies were a product of maltese x yorkie, wouldn't we be seeing solid white dogs and not spotted?
Any one know?
Thanks
Sue "WHITE" :-)
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