I would imagine that a C- (meanign either Ccb or Cch) would be slightly
slighter then a CC. But probably the only way to tell what yours are is
either to test breed the parent red foxes to a siamese or burmese (if they
are C- you will get some king of colour points or pink eyed whites; CC and
youd get all solid colours). Or have you ever gotten anythign liek this in
their litters? If they are C- there shoudl be about 25% of the babies being
born that are colourpoints or whites. If ONE parent is CC and the other C-
you wont get any of this though in the babies, however, my guess is that in
such a case, the one parent (C-) would be paler then the other (CC).
ag
>From: "Ann-Marie L. Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: "Ann-Marie L. Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Genetics anyone?
>Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 19:44:52 -0400
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
>I've been doing some research on my gerbil's genetics.
>
>I have been looking at various website looking for the basic gene code for
>my red fox. I'm finding two different combinations and I'm wondering which
>is more correct?
>
>This is what I'm finding:
>aa CC ee G- pp
>aa C- ee G- pp
>
>I have my red fox male paired up with a spotted lilac female (aa CC E- G-
>pp).
>
>The only colors that this pair has produced is red fox and lilac.
>
>I've been using the gerbil gene predictor, but what should I enter for the
>red fox male? CC or C- ?
>
>My purpose of doing this is to try and determine the genes of the red fox
>and lilac pups produced from this pair. So far I'm not having any luck. I
>can't get the pups narrowed down any more than the parents.
>
>The breeding pair are both pet shop gerbils so I have no idea of their
>siblings or parents. They were bought from different stores so I know they
>are not related unless the two stores had the same supplier.
>
>Ann-Marie L. Roberts
>T&T Gerbils
>Escanaba, Michigan
>Member of the American Gerbil Society
>Pup Count Project creator and maintainer
>Pup Count Home page:
>http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Reserve/1928/pupctlist.html
>Please visit my website at:
>http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Reserve/1928/
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