Doberman Pinscher Color Genetics Guide
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note: this guide assumes you already have a firm understanding of basic genetics concepts

COLOR GENETICS
Allele	Description	Present In
B (BB, Bb)	Black v. Red	blacks, blues
b (bb)	Red (also responsible for sable/fawn in some breeds)	reds, fawns (isabellas)
D (DD, Dd)	Non-Dilution	blacks, reds
d (dd)	Dilution	blues, fawns (isabellas)

So basically what we have is this:

	Black B_	Red bb
Non-Dilute D_	Black B_ D_	Red bb D_
Dilute dd	Blue B_ dd	Fawn (Isabella) bb dd