C128-Canine Coat and Nose Color Test
Australian Shepherd |
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| DNA TEST |
Blue merles and blacks have black pigmentation on the nose (and lips). Red merles and reds have liver (brown) pigmentation on the nose (and lips). On the merles it is permissible to have small pink spots; however, they should not exceed 25% of the nose on dogs over one year of age, which is a serious fault. Blue merle, black, red merle, red-all with or without white markings and/or tan (copper) points, with no order of preference. The hairline of a white collar does not exceed the point of the withers at the skin. White is acceptable on the neck (either in part or as a full collar), chest, legs, muzzle underparts, blaze on head and white extension from underpart up to four inches, measuring from a horizontal line at the elbow. White on the head should not predominate, and the eyes must be fully surrounded by color and pigment. Merles characteristically become darker with increasing age. Disqualifications: white body splashes, which means white on body between withers and tail, on sides between elbows and back of hindquarters in all colors. Merle is a common pattern in Australian Shepherd. They can be merles of black, called "blue merle", or merles of brown, called "red merle". A single copy of the merle allele is usually visible; two copies usually result in a dog predominately white. The gene causing the difference between a black or red merle is the B locus. Red bicolor or red merle dogs are bb. There are a few Aussies that carry a gene causing the black to look grey and the brown to look pale brown as in Weimaraners. Such paler dogs are dd at the D locus. Grey or dilute is harder to notice in merle dogs and in bicolors or tricolors. Most Australian Shepherds are at at at the agouti locus so there is no need to test for alleles at the agouti locus. Although DNA tests are not yet available for alleles of the K locus, recent research has shown that black or blue dogs have at least one K allele. Dogs that have tan markings (tricolor or merle with copper) are kk. A few Aussies are bicolor black because they are aa at the agouti locus. Most Australian Shepherds are EE at the E locus. A few carry an e allele which causes "clear red" if homozygous. A test for D (dilution) gene represents a test for a common mutation in Australian Shepherds |
| GENOTYPES |
Please select the color of your dog to determine possible genotypes:
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| Genotype |
Main Color |
Nose Color |
Hidden Color |
| EEbbDD |
brown(red), brown-tan-and-white or brown merle |
brown |
none |
| EebbDD |
brown(red), brown-tan-and-white or brown merle |
brown |
clear red, red and white, or red merle |
| EEbbDd |
brown(red), brown-tan-and-white or brown merle |
brown |
dilute |
| EebbDd |
brown(red), brown-tan-and-white or brown merle |
brown |
clear red, red and white, or red merle dilute |
| EEBBdd |
diluted black, bicolor, tricolor or blue merle |
black |
none |
| EeBBdd |
diluted black, bicolor, tricolor or blue merle |
black |
clear red, red and white, or red merle |
| EEBbdd |
diluted black, bicolor, tricolor or blue merle |
black |
brown(red), brown-tan-and-white or brown merlemerle |
| EeBbdd |
diluted black, bicolor, tricolor or blue merle |
black |
clear red, red and white, or red merle brown(red), brown-tan-and-white or brown merle |
| EEbbdd |
diluted brown(red), brown-tan-and-white or brown merle |
brown |
none |
| Eebbdd |
diluted brown(red), brown-tan-and-white or brown merle |
brown |
clear red, red and white, or red merle |
| eeBBdd |
diluted clear red, red and white, or red merle |
black |
dilute black, bicolor, tricolor or blue merle |
| eeBbdd |
diluted clear red, red and white, or red merle |
black |
brown(red), brown-tan-and-white or brown merle black, bicolor, tricolor or blue merle |
| eebbdd |
diluted clear red, red and white, or red merle |
brown |
brown(red), brown-tan-and-white or brown merle |
| eeBBDD |
clear red, red and white, or red merle |
black |
black, bicolor, tricolor or blue merle |
| eeBbDD |
clear red, red and white, or red merle |
black |
brown(red), brown-tan-and-white or brown merle black, bicolor, tricolor or blue merle |
| eebbDD |
clear red, red and white, or red merle |
brown |
brown(red), brown-tan-and-white or brown merle |
| eeBBDd |
clear red, red and white, or red merle |
black |
dilute black, bicolor, tricolor or blue merle |
| eeBbDd |
clear red, red and white, or red merle |
black |
brown(red), brown-tan-and-white or brown merle black, bicolor, tricolor or blue merle dilute |
| eebbDd |
clear red, red and white, or red merle |
brown |
brown(red), brown-tan-and-white or brown merle dilute |
| EEBBDD |
black, bicolor, tricolor or blue merle |
black |
none |
| EeBBDD |
black, bicolor, tricolor or blue merle |
black |
clear red, red and white, or red merle |
| EEBbDD |
black, bicolor, tricolor or blue merle |
black |
brown(red), brown-tan-and-white or brown merle |
| EeBbDD |
black, bicolor, tricolor or blue merle |
black |
clear red, red and white, or red merle brown(red), brown-tan-and-white or brown merle |
| EEBBDd |
black, bicolor, tricolor or blue merle |
black |
dilute |
| EeBBDd |
black, bicolor, tricolor or blue merle |
black |
clear red, red and white, or red merle dilute |
| EEBbDd |
black, bicolor, tricolor or blue merle |
black |
brown(red), brown-tan-and-white or brown merle dilute |
| EeBbDd |
black, bicolor, tricolor or blue merle |
black |
clear red, red and white, or red merle brown(red), brown-tan-and-white or brown merle dilute |
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| PRICING |
Any single tested allele - $55.00*
Each additional allele - $20.00*
*subject to HST for Canadian residents only.
Note: Mask gene (Em) is considered as an individual test, separate from other alleles in E locus.
To help you to calculate the proper amount, please review the following example:
Testing for 3 alleles - E, B, and D - should be calculated as $55 + $20 + $20 = $95.00.
The price will be automaticaly calculated during the process of ordering a sample collection kit. |
| SAMPLES |
The following sample(s) can be submitted for the testing:
1. Blood sample in a lavender top tube.
2. Cheek swabs. Sample collection kit online: Order a Sample Collection Kit |
| TEST RESULTS |
| Test results are usually available in 10 Business Days from the moment the samples arrive at the laboratory. Test results can be reported by e-mail, fax, or by phone. |
| CERTIFICATE OF RESULT |
| HealthGene will provide a certificate for each test result. |
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