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I've been told that if Labrador retrievers are bred


Sent to Pet Experts March 01, 2006 4:07 a.m.

I've been told that if Labrador retrievers are bred same color to same color (ex. chocolate to chocolate) that they will only produce the same color offspring. Is this correct?

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Breed: Labrador retrievers

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March 01, 2006 1:39 p.m. (9 hours and 32 minutes later)
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Only to some extent. Black can carry recessives for yellow and chocolate.
Yellow is a modifier not a color exactly so it can carry black and chocolate too.
Chocolate can carry yellow.
You can see the color charting here
http://www.blueknightlabs.com/color/coatcolor.html
You have two impacts on color in the breed the modifier that creates yellow (or doesn't) and the genes for chocolate and black.
Hope this helps you!

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