Benjiro Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 I just can't find a credible answer in the internet after searching for a very short period of time so of course I'd ask from you guys whom I trust most when it comes to Huskies. Is the gene for the blue eye color in Siberian Husky dominant or recessive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 sutsibe will most likely know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranormal Wolf Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 As far as I know blue is a recessive gene. At least it is for humans and I'm assuming dogs as well. I may be wrong but as Nix said Sutsibe will probably know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutsibe Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 I think that it IS recessive, but that it might not be a simple recessive, but a multi-gene thing. I'm pretty sure that if you breed blue-eyed to blue-eyed, you get only blue eyes - but there has to be a second gene involved, I'd think, to be able to get bi and parti-colored eyes. (As I recall my human genetics classes - years ago! - it's a multi-gene thing in humans, too.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabe Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 I'm in no way an authority or trying to undermine ^ but my pups parents had the lightest blue eyes I've seen and my pups eyes are dark brown. Only one in the litter might I add. Oh no! Maybe she was adopted ! Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elenamarie Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 I think that it IS recessive, but that it might not be a simple recessive, but a multi-gene thing. I'm pretty sure that if you breed blue-eyed to blue-eyed, you get only blue eyes - but there has to be a second gene involved, I'd think, to be able to get bi and parti-colored eyes. (As I recall my human genetics classes - years ago! - it's a multi-gene thing in humans, too.) Several genes are responsible for eye color. Generally blue is recessive, but in combination with other genes can sometimes be equally expressed, eg hazel eyes, or parti-color eyes. For hazel or parti, one each of a blue and a brown gene must be present. It's much more complicated than one gene being dominant but in general blues are recessive, browns are dominant, and in the absence of any other influencing from related alleles that rule will get you by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutsibe Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 Several genes are responsible for eye color. Generally blue is recessive, but in combination with other genes can sometimes be equally expressed, eg hazel eyes, or parti-color eyes. For hazel or parti, one each of a blue and a brown gene must be present. It's much more complicated than one gene being dominant but in general blues are recessive, browns are dominant, and in the absence of any other influencing from related alleles that rule will get you by. Thanks! It's been many years since my college genetics class! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elenamarie Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 Thanks! It's been many years since my college genetics class! You and me both! But I was fascinated with the whole eye color thing, it stuck better than some of the other topics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutsibe Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 You and me both! But I was fascinated with the whole eye color thing, it stuck better than some of the other topics. I was pretty sure I remembered that it was multiple genes, but couldn't remember how it all worked. Regardless, it was one of my very favorite classes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Melsom Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 I know both of Marius's parents had blues eyes and 2 of the puppies had blue eyes and one had one blue one brown. Marius's grand parents on his moms side both has blue and on his dads side one had brown and one had blue. Ive seen two browns eyes come from a line of blue eyed huskies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutsibe Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 I know both of Marius's parents had blues eyes and 2 of the puppies had blue eyes and one had one blue one brown. Marius's grand parents on his moms side both has blue and on his dads side one had brown and one had blue. Ive seen two browns eyes come from a line of blue eyed huskies Ok! I'd never seen anything but blue eyes come from two blue-eyed parents! Learn something new every day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Melsom Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 Ok! I'd never seen anything but blue eyes come from two blue-eyed parents! Learn something new every day! I thought that was how it worked but when I asked my breeder if Marius would have blue eyes she told me it was random that just becasue the parents both have blue doesnt mean he will and that she gets alot of browns from blue eyed parents. Go figure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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