 Lemon carries
the Gene Formula (ABCDegmrSt). This color is recessive in nature and will
re-produce itself Only when bred to a dog that is the same color
or to one that carries the restrictive color (e) gene provided all the
other alleles remain the same. This (e) gene restricts black pigment from
forming and if it wasn't present in double dose the dog would be a black
dog. It is this (e) gene that reduces the color of the dog to a red color
and leaves no traces of black hair at all. It is the same formula as a
Clear Red/Mahogany dog but appears as a light Lemon color rather than a
red color. This is due to the modifying genes that the dog carries. It
is genetically called the orange, lemon and red colors. The coat color
is very clean and crisp appearing with very uniform color throughout the
dogs coat. The lemon colored dog will have a black nose unless the base
color is Chocolate.
Note: In some breeds like the Pointer, the dog is labeled Yellow
when genetically it has the formula of a Chocolate dog with the addition
of the (e) gene. It appears Lemon in color but has a brown or flesh colored
nose.
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