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Agouti (coloration)

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Agouti fur is characterized by an appearance of being composed of hairs of different colors, separate from definite markings (although agouti can appear in combination with other markings, such as spots, stripes or patches). This effect is caused by different
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of each hair being visible, such that different colors of the hair's banding are seen, despite hairs actually having similar coloration. This effect produces a very distinctive, finely "speckled" appearance similar to "salt and pepper" hair, as well as an
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of the corresponding allele or if one parent inherits an epistatically underlying allele to the offspring. The alleles Ay, at and an are not present in wild wolves that have no domestic dog among their ancestors.
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which causes the overall color to appear to shift subtly depending on the angle of the light or when the animal moves.
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Five viable yellow brindle mice with the genotype A/*. They range from solid yellow to pseudoagouti.
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Anthony JF Griffiths, Jeffrey H Miller, David T Suzuki, Richard C Lewontin, and William M Gelbart.
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Great Dane Genotype Ay either homozygous or in combination with one of the other alleles
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Agouti Sequence Polymorphisms in Coyotes, Wolves and Dogs Suggest Hybridization
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This means a descendant can develop a recessive coat pattern in the
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cat

domestic rabbit
fur
hair
pigmentation
gray
brown
yellow
iridescent
shot silk
wild type
domesticated
mammals
canids
felids
rabbits
rodents
agouti
dogs
epistasis
phenotype
genetic carriers
An Iberian wolf with agouti coloration
Iberian wolf
An agouti dog
Australian Kelpie Genotype at black and tan
Australian Kelpie
Great Dane Genotype Ay either homozygous or in combination with one of the other alleles

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