> However, statistically wouldn't more than one baby out of sixteen be
>white--shouldn't around 25% be white? Is it possible she is something
> else--maybe a light lilac with an extensive spotting gene or something that makes
>her appear white. Could her parents really be lilacs and not
> doves?
25% of 16 is 4, which isn't THAT far off from 1. I have a pair that
should, theoretically, give me something like 4.5% ivory cream spot and
yet nearly 1/2 of all their pups have been ivory cream spot (not ivory
cream!) This is out of 4 litters. Stuff happens ;)
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