Coat Color
Fawn
Alternative Names: Sable, Stag red, Wheaten
The Fawn variant is one of the most common red coat patterns, and is responsible for a coat with a red base, and dark-tipped hairs, often darkest over the forehead, ears, spine and tail. Fawn (also denoted as "ay") is found in the ASIP gene (known as the A locus).
Breeds
Fawn is common in:
Pekingese
American Akita
Dogue de Bordeaux
Chow Chow
Mastiff
Italian Greyhound
Belgian Malinois
Saint Bernard
Bouvier des Flandres
Pug
Boerboel
Bullmastiff
Rhodesian Ridgeback
More Info
Did you know?
Fawn dogs' color will often lighten with age. Some fawn dogs will only show dark whiskers, and others will be so heavily shaded that they appear black.
How it works
Copies of this variant will cause dogs to show fawn if they do not have other variant that will mask this effect, such as a plain red, black or white coat.
Prevalence
6 in 10 dogs
have one or more copy of this genetic variant in our testing.
Technical Details
| Gene | ASIP |
|---|---|
| Also Called | Agouti (A) Locus |
| Variant | G>T and G>A |
| Chromosome | 24 |
References & Credit
Credit to our scientific colleagues:
Berryere, T. G., Kerns, J. A., Barsh, G. S., & Schmutz, S. M. (2005). Association of an Agouti allele with fawn or sable coat color in domestic dogs. Mammalian Genome, 16(4), 262–272. View the article