Tony Pottrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote >Hi guys, > >I got a little bit of a dilema here, I have a breeding pair who I beleived >to be a Dove and an Ivory Cream Spot. They recently had pups and after 12 >days it's obvious that there's 2 Doves and 1 Albino. > >How is that possible?? According to all the gene calcs I've done I was >expecting Argente Golden and Argente Creams... doh! >I re-ran the calculation but as mum being an Apricot, no change. > >The two Doves have a dove grey appearance, I know that Argente does have a >grey undercoat, does the orange come through later? > >Thanks :) > >Tony Pottrell
Hi! Ivory Cream can be Cc[b] or Cc[h]. This will tend to lighten them. Breeding Dove aappCc[h] to Ivory Cream ggppCc[h] would give you some gerbils that were ppc[h]c[h]. If there were no other recessives involved you would get 1/4 Argente Golden, 1/2 Argente Cream and 1/4 PEW. If the Cream is carrying a then half Argente Goldens will be Lilac and half the Argente Creams will be Doves. You really need more than three pups to tell what is really going on, but what you see is not impossible. I hope this is helpful. -- Julian [EMAIL PROTECTED] National Gerbil Society http://www.gerbils.co.uk/
