Coat Color
“Bridge”
by Sue Macartney Snape
“Mere colour, unspoiled by meaning, and unallied with definite form,
can speak to the soul in a thousand different ways.
Oscar Wilde
The study of color genetics is fascinating, especially in a breed with so many color alleles in the population. It provides a wonderful opportunity to see what’s created by the interaction between genes and alleles. Watch here as an in-depth Lhasa Apso color study coverage develops, utilizing known mapped genes which affect coat color, Little’s letters and photographs of Lhasa Apsos.