Rebecca Allbritton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>In my litter of 4 babies that Magrat (sapphire) and Vernece (DPP) had on
>4/26, there are two REW and what looks like a dove and a dove DPP - who
>definitely has white spotted markings, making it actually... what? Does a
>spotted lilac look like a dove?
>
>There seems to be a definite link between the Sp gene and the Dark spotting
>in these gerbils. All in this litter are normal sized and healthy.
>
>Rebecca Allbritton
I agree. I have not seen any gerbils with these dark spots which are not
pied. Pied lilacs often look dove coloured due to the diluting effect of
the genes that cause spotting. I believe it is most likely a form of
mosaicism. Parts of the animals are genetically pied, other parts are
not.
At the weekend at the Knagerfestijn I saw what looked like a more
extreme form of mosaicism. A pied that was a very light DEH with a large
irregular patch that looked similar to Polar Fox.
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Julian
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