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[Michelle.C]

This is exactly the kind of info I'm looking for. The websites discussing some of these traits are very old and not complete with some of the newer genes.

The merles pop out mixed 50/50 for me. They are either that lilac color or they are dark - there is no in between. Are you saying there isn't another gene at play there?

I want my merles to look more like the one you posted - any tips on how to cross them out to get the pattern more blotchy?

Good to know my high whites come from variegated. I get crazy mixes from mostly berk x berk or berk x irish and berk x any of the high whites with face mask types of features. Michelle - what are the names of the groups you recommend?

Also, interesting side note - "High White" is an extremely misleading term, you can produce Megacolon from Irish x Irish, as SOX10 Dom is a white spotting gene and can mimic Irish markings. That said, so can Variegated (it can look Irish, Berk, etc.) But, yes, markings like that can come from several different genes. The most common (unfortunately) being SOX10 Dom.