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The black or melanistic jaguar, is a Panthera Onca. Melanism allele is a dominant gene mutation which produces the black jaguar. This means that black jaguars may produce either black or spotted cubs, but a pair of spotted jaguars can only produce spotted cubs. If you have 2 melanistic parents, the skin will be more dense, darker than with one melanistic parent. Jaguars still have the markings which can be seen in good lighting. Spotted and black jaguars live in the same range.

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