| Ebony Explained for the lay person "there is a variety of dominate and other genes that blend to create a deep, rich, black, shiny fur" Dominate Charcoal (ebony) genes - often called a weakly dominate mutation. Componding/layering of several strains of charcoal/ebony may produce different affects. TASCO ~ Dom gene - black to black/brown ... in hetero state may look like a dark standard but there is blacker shadowing over the hock and blue color in the belly. Homzygous will be very dark over most of the body showing a blue gray brown belly and sometimes the belly will be extremely dark. If breeding a Tasco to std gray there could be several generations before the Tasco genes are buried. FRENCH BLUE ~ Much like the Tasco, but more of standard gray fur but blue belly fur in the hetero form. Homozygous is much darker but may be smaller and have a twist in the tail. BUSSE ~ Also a dark blue black in the top part of his body, in the homozygous from... but more bluish gray to blue/brown body and show a discolored belly in the hetero. Midnight Black ~ (non ebony) Solid, shiney jet black with a white belly. Recessive Charcoal/ebony genes Charcoal showed up in several areas at once. There could be 4 or more of these recessive "ebony" genes. Lester Black, Midwest City Black, Black Onyx Jet black with black/gray to black tummy and a somewhat lighter under fur, longer fur is dense in homo forms. Hetero form shows a dark veiling over back. Treadwell is considered vary close to this but is generally smaller. Dusk Charcoal This variation has a veiling of charcoal/black over slate to light gray under fur and a solid wrap belly. Also known as Somavia black, Broucke or Reddick black) Curly Brown (Sakrison Brown) very rare - Very slow breeding and a small strain, characterized by deep brown curled fur and tail. Was thought to be extinct, but has been seen in limited areas about 1997-98. Shadow charcoal brown (Broucke brown) Under fur is slate gray to light gray with brown.charcoal veiling. Another wrap ranging from chocolate phase to a very dark and rich, almost black. |
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