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Melanistic Mask (Coat colour E-Locus Dog)
The dog has black markings over the muzzle and face ("mask"). This colour pattern is caused by the Em allele of the extension locus.
Appearance
„Melanistic Mask“
The dog has black markings over the muzzle and face ("mask"). The mask is only visible if the rest of the coat colour is not black as well. Particularly good to see e.g. in dogs with the colour Fawn/Sable (A-Lokus Ay/?).