Lilac White
Genetics:
A-bb-clcldd-Dom-ee (Agouti + Chinchilla-like dilute + Recessive Yellow + Brown + Dilute)
atatbb-clcldd-Dom-ee (Tan Point + Chinchilla-like dilute + Recessive Yellow + Brown + Dilute)
A-bb-clcldd-domdomee (Agouti + Domino +Chinchilla-like dilute + Recessive Yellow + Brown + Dilute)
atatbb-clcldd-domdom-ee (Tan Point + Domino +Chinchilla-like dilute + Recessive Yellow + Brown + Dilute)




















Description:

Coat: White/off white, often with buff/cream/peach "points" on ears and along topline.

Undercoat: White

Legs and Face: White

Facial Markings: Sometimes coat color is dark enough to detect white ghosting on face

Pigment: Dull and often washed out brown. Tend to have broken areas of pigmentation in the mouth and on the lips where it is completely pink. Pads pale in color. Nostrils pink. Nose often pinkish/flesh
color.

Eyes: Pale Yellow

Newborn or Puppy: Often nose dull washed out light brown when young, but fades to pinkish color in maturity. Eyes are pale slate blue when they open, and then turn bright pale blue for a few weeks.


Malamute Coat Color Genetics
by Nichole Royer

Whites
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White
A-B-clclD-Dom-ee (Agouti + Chinchilla-like dilute + Recessive Yellow)
atatB-clclD-Dom-ee (Tan Point + Chinchilla-like dilute + Recessive Yellow)
A-B-clclD-domdomee (Agouti + Domino +Chinchilla-like dilute + Recessive Yellow)
atatB-clclD-domdom-ee (Tan Point + Domino +Chinchilla-like dilute + Recessive Yellow)

















Description:

Coat: White/off white, often with buff/cream/peach "points" on ears and along topline.

Undercoat: White

Legs and Face: White

Facial Markings: Sometimes coat color is dark enough
to detect white ghosting on face

Pigment: Black. Nose often pinkish/flesh color.

Eyes: Brown

Newborn or Puppy: Often nose Black when young, but
fades to pinkish color in maturity.
Biscuit
Genetics:
A-B-Cl-D-Dom-ee (Agouti + Recessive Yellow)
atatB-clclD-Domee (Tan Point + Recessive Yellow)
A-B-Cl-D-domdomee (Agouti + Domino + Recessive Yellow )
atatB-Cl-D-domdomee (Tan Point + Domino + Recessive Yellow)




















Description:

Coat: Off white/buff/cream, often with darker"points" on ears and along topline.

Undercoat: Off white/buff/cream

Legs and Face: White

Facial Markings: Sometimes coat color is dark enough to
detect white ghosting on face

Pigment: Black. Nose often pinkish/flesh color.

Eyes: Brown

Notes: The genetics of this variation remain in question.
It appears that sable may allow for a coat which is
yellow/cream/beige/biscuit all over instead of all white,
however the number of such dogs is so small and the
information on them is often limited, so it is difficult to say
is the case with certainty.

Newborn or Puppy: Often nose Black when young, but fades to pinkish color in maturity.
Liver White
Genetics:
A-bb-clclD-Dom-ee (Agouti + Chinchilla-like dilute + Recessive Yellow + Brown)
atatbb-clclD-Dom-ee (Tan Point + Chinchilla-like dilute + Recessive Yellow + Brown)
A-bb-clclD-domdomee (Agouti + Domino +Chinchilla-like dilute + Recessive Yellow + Brown)
atatbb-clclD-domdom-ee (Tan Point + Domino +Chinchilla-like dilute + Recessive Yellow + Brown)



















Description:

Coat: White/off white, often with buff/cream/peach "points" on ears and along topline.

Undercoat: White

Legs and Face: White

Facial Markings: Sometimes coat color is dark enough to detect white ghosting on face

Pigment: Brown. Nose often pinkish/flesh color.

Eyes: Amber

Newborn or Puppy: Often nose Black when young, but fades to pinkish color in maturity. Eyes on many (not all) will be bright blue for a short time then turn greenish/amber.


Dilute White
Genetics:
A-B-clcldd-Dom-ee (Agouti + Chinchilla-like dilute + Recessive Yellow + Dilute)
atatB-clcldd-Dom-ee (Tan Point + Chinchilla-like dilute + Recessive Yellow + Dilute)
A-B-clcldd-domdomee (Agouti + Domino +Chinchilla-like dilute + Recessive Yellow + Dilute)
atatB-clcldd-domdom-ee (Tan Point + Domino +Chinchilla-like dilute + Recessive Yellow + Dilute)



















Description:

Coat: White/off white, often with buff/cream/peach "points" on ears
and along topline.

Undercoat: White

Legs and Face: White

Facial Markings: Sometimes coat color is dark enough to detect
white ghosting on face

Pigment: Gray – may appear as a gray wash and be pink on
lips/mouth.. Nose often pinkish/flesh color.

Eyes: Yellow

Newborn or Puppy: Often nose Gray when young, but fades to pinkish color in maturity. May have little/no pigment at birth. Eyes pale slate gray when they open.


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