影響德牧色型的a系復等位基因。考量四種影響着德牧的毛色的隱性基因:它們是純黑a、鐵包金at、黑背as和狼青ay。
純合黑aa與其他色型的後代
a + a = 純黑
a + at =鐵包金
a + as = 黑背
a + ay = 狼青
純合鐵包金atat與其他色型的後代
at + a =鐵包金
at + at =鐵包金
at + as = 黑背
at + ay = 狼青
純合黑背asas與其他色型的後代
as + a = 黑背
as + at = 黑背
as + as = 黑背
as + ay = 狼青
純合狼青ayay與其他色型的後代
ay + a = 狼青
ay + at = 狼青
ay + as = 狼青
ay + ay = 狼青
統計可知:在16個理論後代中,狼青佔7,黑背佔5,鐵包金佔3,純黑佔1.。這就是在不分色型的繁育中,德牧後代的大致比例。