Color Genetics

Hopefully this chart will help other visual learners like me to more easily understand how dachshund genetics work

First letter represents what the dog is

Second letter represents what the dog carries

Capital letter means they don’t have/carry it lower case means they do

Reference/Pictures	Dog Name	Color Description	E Loci	K Loci	A Loki	D Loki	B Loki	Saddle	S Loki	Merle	Roan	MFSD12 Intensity Subloci	chr2	KITLG	chr21	Coat Length	Furnishing
	Notes:		ee=Dilutes black to reddish Em=black mask	kb=brindle	ay=red at=blk with tan points a=black no tan	Dilutes black to blue and chocolate to Isabella	Called Chocolate in Dachshunds		Called Piebald in Dachshunds	Called Dapple in Dachshunds	Called Ticking in Dachshunds Only visible on piebalds	English Cream	Intensity 1	Intensity 2	Intensity 3	Coat Length	furnishings = Wire
	Harvey	Blk/Tan merle piebald w/ticking Smooth	E/E	ky/ky	at/at	D/d	B/b	ll Not patterened	sp/sp	M*/m	RR likely	Red/Red	Red/Red	Red/Red	Red/Red	G/T smooth carries	l/l no
	Cole	Blk/tan Dapple Smooth	EE	ky/ky	at/at	D/D	Bb	ll Not patterened	S/sp	M*/m	rr	Cream/Cream	Red/Red	Red/Red	Cream/Cream	G/T smooth carries	l/l no
	Mousse	Choc/cream Dapple Long		ky/ky	at/at		bb		sp/sp	M*/m

……………………………………	Name	Color	E	K	A	D	B	Saddle	Piebald	Dapple	Ticking	E Cream	Intesity2	Intesity3	Intesity4	Coat	Wire
	Tigger	Red Brindle Smooth	EE	kb/ky (brindle)	ay/ay (red only can’t throw black)	Dd	Bb	NN not expressed	sp/sp	m/m	Rr	Red/cream	Red/Red	Red/cream	Red/cream	G/T smooth carries	l/l no
	Mia	Wheaten/cream w/ mask Wire	Em/E	ky/ky	ay/at	DD	B/b		S/sp	m/m		Red/Cream				L/l smooth carry long	AG/TC Wire

Reference/Pictures	Name	Color	E	K	A	D	B	Saddle	S	Dapple	Ticking	MFSD12	chr2	KITLG	chr21	Coat	Furnishing
	Ellie	Shaded Cream Long (born black went lighter)	E/E	ky/ky	ay/at	D/D	B/B	Nl	S/S	m/m	rr not likely	Cream/Cream	Red/Cream	Red/red	Red/red	T/T Long	l/l no
	Monkey	Choc base shaded red w/ticking Long	E/E	ky/ky	ay/at	D/d	b/b	Nl	sp/sp	m/m	Rr Patterned	Red/Cream	Red/red	Red/red	Red/red	T/T Long	l/l no

ReferencePictures	Name	Color	E	K	A	D	B	Saddle	S	Dapple	Ticking	MFSD12	chr2	KITLG	chr21	Coat	Furnishing
	Bean	Shaded Red Brindle Piebald w/ticking Long	E/e	kb/ky	ay/at	D/d	B/b	Nl	sp/sp	m/m	Rr Patterned	Red/Cream	Red/red	Red/Cream	Red/red	T/T Long	l/l no
	Cider	Red Wire (born current color)	E/e	ky/ky	ay/at	D/D	B/b	Nl	sp/sp	m/m	Rr Patterned	Red/Cream	Red/red	Red/red	Red/Cream	G/T	F/l yes

ReferencePictures	Name	Color	E	K	A	D	B	Saddle	S	Dapple	Ticking	MFSD12	chr2	KITLG	chr21	Coat	Furnishing
	Riley	ee red long (born creamy went reddish)	e/e	ky/ky	at/at	D/d	B/B	ll	S/sp	m/m	rr	Red/red	Red/red	Red/cream	Red/red	T/T	l/l

ReferencePictures	Name	Color	E	K	A	D	B	Saddle	S	Dapple	Ticking	MFSD12	chr2	KITLG	chr21	Coat	Furnishing
	Ruby	Shaded reds All of these pups end up same color as mom who was also born dark	E/E	ky/ky	ay/at	D/D	B/B		S/sp	m/m	rr

ReferencePictures	Dog Name	Color Description	E Loci	K Loci	A Loki	D Loki	B Loki	Saddle	S Loki	Merle	Roan	MFSD12 Intensity Subloci	chr2	KITLG	chr21	Coat Length	Furnishing
	Notes3:		ee=Dilutes black to reddish Em=black mask	kb=brindle	ay=red at=blk with tan points a=black no tan	Dilutes black to blue and chocolate to Isabella	Called Chocolate in Dachshunds		Called Piebald in Dachshunds	Called Dapple in Dachshunds	Called Ticking in Dachshunds Only visible on piebalds	English Cream	Intensity 1	Intensity 2	Intensity 3	Coat Length	furnishings = Wire
	Sprinkles	Blk/Tan Brindle Smooth	Em/E	kbr/kbr	at/at	DD	B/B		S/sp carry	m/m						L/l smooth carry long	GG/CC
	Raven	Blk/Tan Long	E/e	ky/ky	at/at	DD	B/B		S/S no	m/m		Red/Cream				l/l long	GG/CC
	Charlotte	Blk/Tan Piebald w/ticking Long	Ee	ky/ky	at/at	DD	BB	ll	sp/sp	m/m	Rr	Red/red	Red/red	Cream/Cream	Red/red	T/T Long	l/l no
	Belle	Blk/Tan Long	Ee	ky/ky	at/a (can throw black with no points)	DD	BB	NN	S/sp	m/m	RR	Red/red	Red/red	Red/Cream	Red/Cream	T/T Long	l/l no
	Birdy	Blk/Tan Wire	E/E	ky/ky	at/at	DD	B/b	ll	S/S no	m/m	rr not likely	Red/red	Red/red	Red/Cream	Red/red	G/G smooth only	F/l yes
	Velvet	Blk/Tan Smooth	EE	ky/ky	at/at	D/D	B/b	ll	S/sp	m/m	Rr	Red/red	Red/Cream	Red/red	Red/Cream	G/T	l/l no
	Tinkerbelle	Blk/Tan Smooth	E/e	ky/ky	at/at	D/d	B/b	Nl	S/sp	m/m	RR	Red/Cream	Red/red	Red/red	Cream/Cream		l/l no
	Harmony	Blk/Tan Piebald w/ticking Long	Em/E	ky/ky	at/at	D/d	B/b	ll	sp/sp	m/m	RR	Red/red	Red/red	Red/red	Red/Cream	T/T Long	l/l no