Coat Patterns
Saddle Tan
Alternative Names: Creeping tan, Black and tan
The Saddle Tan variant is responsible for a red color pattern with a dark-haired saddle over the back. The variant is located in the RALY gene.
More Info
Did you know?
Saddle Tan puppies are born showing the Tan Point pattern, but with age, the red or tan areas of the coat expand, until a saddle is seen at maturity, earning it the alternative name of "creeping tan."
How it works
One or two copies of the Saddle Tan variant are needed for the "saddle" to be seen. However the Tan Points variant must also be present. The Saddle Tan variant is actually considered to be the wild type, or default, variant.
Prevalence
6 in 10 dogs
have one or more copy of this genetic variant in our testing.
Technical Details
| Gene | RALY |
|---|---|
| Variant | Duplication |
| Chromosome | 24 |
| Coordinate Start | 23,252,754 |
| Coordinate End | 23,252,770 |
All coordinates reference CanFam3.1
References & Credit
Credit to our scientific colleagues:
Dreger, D. L., Parker, H. G., Ostrander, E. A., & Schmutz, S. M. (2013). Identification of a mutation that is associated with the saddle tan and black-and-tan phenotypes in Basset Hounds and Pembroke Welsh Corgis. Journal of Heredity, 104(3), 399–406. View the article