Greetings folks!
I am -=very=- new at this genetics stuff, so please feel free to
correct any incorrect surmises here!
After talking to the breeder of Fuschienne and Kalonice I am a bit
confused. The parents of these girls are a black spotted and an
agouti (golden, albeit dark). The litter consisted of two black
spotted (one male and one female) and two black (assuming
Fuschienne is black). The only way I can figure that is if:
Mom - aa CC Ee Gg Pp Spsp - Spotted Black
Dad - Aa CC Ee Gg Pp spsp - Agouti
Still, even so, the odds were much much higher that the pups
should have been a mix of spotted agouti, agouti, spotted black
and black rather than simply black and spotted black.
Am I right on this so far?
I ran it through the genetic predictor and kind of fried my mind :).
This combo can net anything from black to polar fox(granted slim
chance of)?! I know I argue with friends here that theoretically, all
gerbil colours are a result of melanistic and agouti (far enough back
along the tree) but this is way too boggling :) to see listed with
percentages :)
When will the girls do their final molt? They are just shy of five
weeks old now.
With a smile,
Deborah
