What Dna Makes a Lilac French Bulldog?

There are a number of French Bulldogs varieties when it comes to color. All of them appear in so many amazing ways. Contrary to the popular beliefs, French Bulldogs are not just a visual color. In fact, a few of them result from the DNA test that is not clear on what the color will look like. A number of researches have been done involving what color DNA a bulldog actually is in order to determine what colors that you can get from a pairing. Some colors are standard while some others are rare.

One of the French Bulldogs colors is lilac. This one is very interesting genetically. Its coat has a light, greyish appearance. It is produced by the mix of a Chocolate carrier and a Blue Carrier (Dilute). What DNA makes a lilac French Bulldog? If you are wondering about it, keep reading the post.

According to Pudgy Bulls, in order to make a true lilac, coco dd is required. If you want to create the lilac color, you will need to have a double copy of blue and a double copy of coco present in the same dog. So, its DNA is d/d + co/co (requires 2 copies of each 2 colors).

After finding out about the DNA that makes a lilac French Bulldog, you may also want to know the DNA that makes the other colors of French Bulldogs. If you are interested about it, check out the following information:

Brindle

Instead of color, brindle is often referred to as a pattern as it has stripes whose color is determined by other Locuses that are genetically present in the dog. As a dominant gene, brindle only requires 1 copy to present itself. If a dog has even 1 copy of a brindle, it is considered brindled. It is still like that even if the brindle does not present itself on the dog.

Pied or piebald

Pied is counted as a recessive pattern. It is also known as the delete gene. It requires 2 copies of S (ss) to make a visually pied dog. A pied carrier is the name of the dog with one copy of pied (s/n).

Merle

Just like brindle and pied or piebald, merle is also known as a pattern gene. This one has so many variations. M is the genetic letter for merle. The merle pattern is described as a pattern that dilutes specific areas of the dog’s color and makes it show up as a different color. 1 copy of merle is required to make a visual merle.

Mask

Genetically, a mask is referred to as em. In order to have a dog with a visual mask, all that you have to do is to get one copy of this gene. It means a few things will cover a mask, including brindle or pied. To see if the dog carries a copy of em, you will have to test it. What makes it interesting is that the cream gene has the ability to delete copies of mask.

Cream

Cream is known as a recessive gene. It means it needs 2 copies to make a visual cream. E is the genetic letter code for this color. In fact, a dog can genetically be any color and be covered in cream. For instance you can have a dog that is blue tri and you would never see it if it carries e/e because the 2 copies of cream will cover the whole dog in a cream suit.

Blue

The dog that carries the gene for the blue color will genetically test showing dd. D means dilute color. Besides, it is also recessive. It means it is a must for you to have 2 copies of d if you want to create a visually blue dog.

Chocolate (cocoa)

Co is the genetic letter for chocolate (cocoa). Chocolate (cocoa) is a recessive gene which means it takes 2 copies of chocolate to make a visually chocolate dog. The dog that carries this color will be referred to as Coco. In the past, there was no DNA test for it.

Rojo chocolate

Rojo chocolate is also known as testable chocolate. The dog that carries the gene for this color will genetically test as bb. Talking about the color, it has a different shade than the chocolate (cocoa). What makes it different is that it seems to be bit more red in appearance. Similar to chocolate (cocoa), rojo chocolate will need 2 copies to make a visually rojo chocolate dog.

Isabella

Isabella is also considered as lilac. It is created the same was as lilac. However, it is made with eh rojo chocolate. It has a different shade than lilac due to the rojo chocolate that has a more red tint. In general, it will test as dd bb.

New shade

New shade is the one used to describe a dog that is genetically bb coco. It is a mix of 2 copies of both of the chocolates.

New shade Isabella

Genetically, new shade Isabella is the same as new shade. What makes it different compared to new shade is that it adds 2 copies of blue. It means the DNA will be dd coco bb. It is a dd coco bb dog with added copies of intensity that is ii. For your information, intensity is a color modifier gene. It creates a more intense or reddish tint to its underlying color patterns.

Tri is the name of the gene that is found on the A locus. This one is responsible for the tan points on a French Bulldog. There are a total of 3 different variations in the A locus. Genetically, a dog with tri gene will gets as at/at.