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Re: [AussieEdu] Merle Gene ?

Also, take a look at my m/m cross girls at www.winslowsaussies.com click
on Courtney or Georgia (under Bred-By) Margi

Ellen~ Kuhn's Aussies wrote:

> Hi All,
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> I was having a conversation with someone about merle to merle
>breeding. You'll see their quote below.
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> After reading the quote below here was something about it that
>didn't quite feel right. What am I missing here? Is what they are trying
>to say is no matter what two merles you use the offspring will always be
>homozygous? For some reason I thought there was an other possibility for a
>heterozygous to be produced?
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> Is their definition of a homozygous merle correct as well?
>
> *Quote* --Merle to merle breeding results in the offspring being
>homozygous merles, homozygous merles usually have faded merling and lots of
>white, and genetic defects such as deafness, vision problems and eye defects
>from mild to severe.-- *End Quote*
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Hi All, I was having a conversation with someone about merle to merle breeding. You'll see their quote below. After reading the quote below here was something...
Ellen~ Kuhn's Aussies
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Mar 19, 2006
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No. Merle to merle _can _produce homozygous merles. But not always. Use the pundit squares. I've know of quite a few merle - merle crosses that had no...
Margi L. Floyd
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Mar 19, 2006
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Also, take a look at my m/m cross girls at www.winslowsaussies.com click on Courtney or Georgia (under Bred-By) Margi...
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