Can anyone explain ebonies?

[Andrea]

So the proper terminology is simply "ebony" without hetero or ****? I'm sorry, I misunderstood the previous discussion.

 

[designer chins]

If your intent is to describe the outward appearance of the chin, I would use 'ebony' and preface it with a color phase descriptor if you wish (medium, dark, extra dark).

 

[Lynn & The Chins]

I suppose this would be the thread to once again ask my question that no one has been able to answer for me yet.

I have noticed that ebonies almost always have white toes on the inside of both back feet, so then NOT all shiny black hairs all over. What could be the cause of that???

Not that this is important to anyone other than me, but it is something that I now look for whenever I see an ebony. Could the ****/hetero argument have something to do with it???

 

[RDZCRanch]

**** and hetero are NOT color (phenotype) descriptors. Since the genotype (genetic code) of ebonies cannot be determined by the phenotype like other colors, the correct descriptions for them would be based on phenotype ALONE.

Lynn, white toes on ebonies don't indicate anything. It's probably something that has been passed down from when the first ebonies were thrown together. It could be something that appears only when a certain number of the ebony genes get together. Honestly, no one will be able to tell you that it is from exactly one thing or not. "Every hair shiny black" refers to the pelt of the animal which does not include the legs, toes, ears, or tail and even that is loosely interpreted from breeder to breeder.

 

[Andrea]

My ebony twins have the white toes as well. Here's a baby photo of Esper...you can clearly see the white toe.

 

[chinchatcomics]

Ebonies are so pretty! Esper is sittin' pretty

 

[Andrea]

So the only case in which hetero or **** can be properly applied is in charcoals, correct? Otherwise we do not know which ebony chins are **** or hetero? I find this very interesting because the breeder of my girls calls extra dark ebonies "**** ebonies" and I believe that is where the confusion is coming from for me. I'm assuming this misconception is common?

 

[threewingedfury]

So the only case in which hetero or **** can be properly applied is in charcoals, correct? Otherwise we do not know which ebony chins are **** or hetero? I find this very interesting because the breeder of my girls calls extra dark ebonies "**** ebonies" and I believe that is where the confusion is coming from for me. I'm assuming this misconception is common?

Correct. I guess my use of heterozygous as an example was a bit confusing, sorry about that.

 

[Andrea]

No problem, I think I've got it now . I have no plans to breed but I still want to understand genetics and proper terminology.

 

[mishalaa]

Just to clarify, there is no such thing as a hetero charcoal. They have to be homozygous in order to be charcoals, so there is no need to say hetero/**** with them.