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Coat Color & Genetics
Coat Color & GeneticsHow Lab color is inherited, guides to black, yellow, fox red, white and silver Labs, plus the breed standard.
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How Chocolate Lab Color Is Inherited
The two genes behind black, chocolate and yellow Labs, with Punnett tables for every common pairing and a free coat-color calculator.
The Labrador Retriever Breed Standard, Explained for Chocolate Owners
What the AKC Labrador standard says about chocolate coat, eye color, nose pigment, size and disqualifications, in plain English.
Silver Labs: What the Dilute Gene Does (Plus Charcoal and Champagne Labs)
A silver Lab is a chocolate Lab with two copies of the dilute (d) gene. Charcoal and champagne Labs, the health risk, and why the breed club objects.
Black Labs: Genetics, Breed Standard, Health and Lifespan
Black is the most common Lab color: 44.6% of 33,320 UK Labs in one study. Black Lab genetics (E and B genes), the AKC standard, health data and lifespan.
Yellow Labs: Shades from Cream to Fox Red, Genetics and Health
Yellow Labs carry two copies of the recessive e gene, in shades from light cream to fox red. Genetics, nose color, the AKC standard and health data.
Fox Red Labs: Is a Red Labrador a Separate Color?
A fox red Lab is a dark yellow Labrador, not a separate color. What the AKC standard says about red Labs, the genetics of red shades and buying tips.
White Labs: Is a White Labrador a Separate Color?
A white Lab is a very pale yellow Labrador, not a separate color. Why white Labs are yellow (ee), what the AKC standard allows, and white vs champagne.
Dudley Labs: Yellow Labs With a Brown Nose, Explained
A Dudley Lab is a yellow Lab with a brown (liver) nose and eye rims instead of black, caused by two brown genes (ee bb). Dudley vs snow nose and AKC rules.