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The ridge is caused by a unique combination of genes that results in the hair on the dog 's back growing in the opposite direction to the rest of its coat. This trait is inherited in a dominant manner, meaning that a Ridgeback only needs to inherit the gene from one parent in order to have a ridge. If both parents have the ridge gene, the ...
The short answer is: Probably not. Many people who have never seen a Ridgeback confuse a dog’s “hackles” – the hair standing up on the shoulders and sometimes the back, often when the dog is excited – with a ridge. (The technical term for this is the vaguely naughty sounding “piloerection.”)
8 sty 2016 · It's this breed's most known feature: a line of hair running on their backs in the opposite direction from the rest of the coat. Is it a scar? Is it an oddity? Discover what causes that ridge and how it impacts the dog.
29 gru 2021 · The breed-defining dorsal hair ridge is linked to a mutation on dog chromosome 18. To be more specific, a mutation in which a large DNA segment with 133.400 base pairs has been duplicated [1] . Because the duplicated region is quite large it encompasses three fibroblast growth factors (FGF ).
17 cze 2023 · The distinctive ridge on the back is formed by the hair growing in the opposite direction to the rest of the coat. Ideally, the ridge should be clearly defined, tapering, and symmetrical.
30 wrz 2007 · The dorsal hair ridge in Rhodesian and Thai Ridgeback dogs is caused by a dominant mutation that also predisposes to the congenital developmental disorder dermoid sinus. Here we show that the...
12 lip 2023 · Here’s the answer: The famous “ridge” in Rhodesian ridgebacks is caused by a genetic mutation. This mutation is responsible for causing duplicate copies of three growth factor genes. The excess copies of these three genes result in the stripe of backward growing hair on a ridgeback.
