Pepper’s shared results

We performed 51 genetic trait tests on Pepper’s DNA.

First, we learned she’s a very good girl. But here’s what else we found.

Results

Coat Color & Type

Coat Color

11 Traits

We found 2 special coat color variants in Pepper’s DNA.
Color Modification

11 Traits

We found 1 special color modification variant in Pepper’s DNA.
Coat Patterns

5 Traits

We found 1 special coat pattern variant in Pepper’s DNA.
Coat Length and Curl

6 Traits

We found 2 special coat length or curl variants in Pepper’s DNA.
Hairlessness

3 Traits

Genetically, it’s unlikely Pepper is hairless.
Shedding

1 Trait

Bad news for your vacuum: Pepper is likely a heavy shedder.
More Coat Traits

3 Traits

We found 1 additional special coat gene in Pepper’s DNA.

Body Features

Head Shape

2 Traits

Pepper has the genes for an average to long snout.
Eye Color

1 Trait

Pepper likely has brown or amber eyes, although blue eyes can occur due to other variants (like Piebald or Merle).
Ears

1 Trait

Pepper has genes for more upright (or “prick”) ears.
Extra Toes

2 Traits

Pepper appears to have the most common number of toes for a dog: 5 on each front paw, 4 on each back paw.
More Body Features

5 Traits

Pepper doesn’t have any other body feature traits we tested.

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