Yellow coat

Trait overview

The ASIP gene, sometimes referred to as agouti gene, is responsible for coat color switching between red (phaeomelanin) pigment and black (eumelanin) pigment in some dogs. A fully functional ASIP gene will interact with the MC1R receptor and result in a yellow coat color. In this case, little to no black coat color should be seen in the coat.

Gene name(s)

ASIP

Inheritance

Multifactorial

More common in the following breeds

French Bulldog, Shetland Sheepdog, Basenji, Boxer, Irish Terrier, Great Dane, Shiba Inu

Citations

https://www.omia.org/OMIA001199/9615/ https://vgl.ucdavis.edu/test/mc1r-dog