The colors in gerbils are not the result of interspecies mating !!!! They
are just the result of errors in the transmission of the genes.....
You have a good site to understand this:
http://hometown.aol.com/theriverrd/genetics.html
It is for hamsters but the principle is the same
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> De : Gerbil Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]De la part
> de Mary Elizabeth Chang
> Envoy� : lundi 16 juillet 2001 15:16
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> Objet : Re: Interspecies mating
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> Would someone be so kind as to educate me on this. To me, it seems logical
> that gerbils have been bred with something to bring about all the colors
> that we see now. Were lab or home raised agoutis bred with other species
> to bring colors to the bloodlines? When reading about the discovery of
> gerbils in the wild, I don't recall reading any descriptions of black,
> white, or other colors.
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> ~Mary
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