Genotypes of Hamsters
Standardized Syrians | |||
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Name | Genotype | Genes Needed | Comments |
Single Gene Colors | |||
Golden (Light or Dark) | ++ | . | Wild Color |
Black Eyed Cream (BEC) | ee | . | . |
Cinnamon | pp | . | . |
Dark Gray (DG) | dgdg | . | Prone to spinal deformities |
Light Gray (LG) | Lglg | . | Homozygous Lethal |
Silver Gray (SG) | SgSg | . | Incomplete Dominant |
Yellow | ToTo (females) ToY (males) |
. | Sex Linked |
Rust | bb | . | . |
Dark Eared White (DEW) | cdcd | . | . |
Black | aa | . | . |
Patterned Varieties | |||
Banded | BaBa or Baba | . | . |
Dominant Spot (DS) | Dsds | . | Homozygous Lethal |
White Bellied or Roan | Whwh | . | Homozygous Lethal producing eyeless whites |
Dominant Spot Banded | DsdsBa- | Dominant Spot and Banded | . |
Tortoiseshell | Toto | Yellow | Sex Linked |
Tortoiseshell and White | TotoBa- or TotoDsds | Yellow and Banded or Dominant Spot | Sex Linked |
Coat Types | |||
Short Hair | L- | . | Wild Coat Type |
Long Hair | ll | . | . |
Satin | Sasa | . | Double satins can be unattractive |
Rex | rxrx | . | . |
Multi-gene Colors | |||
Beige | bbdgdg | Rust and Dark Gray | . |
Blonde | Lglgpp | Light Gray and Cinnamon | . |
Honey | ppToTo/ppToY | Cinnamon and Yellow | . |
Lilac | dgdgpp | Dark Gray and Cinnamon | . |
Smoke Pearl | dgdgToTo/dgdgToY | Dark Gray and Yellow | . |
Chocolate | aabb | Black and Rust | . |
Red Eyed Cream (REC) | eepp | Black Eyed Cream and Cinnamon | . |
Black Eyed Ivory | eeLglg or eedgdg | Cream and Light or Dark Gray | . |
Sable | eeUU or eeUu | Black Eyed Cream and Umbrous | . |
Flesh Eared White (FEW) | cdcdpp | DEW and Cinnamon | . |
Black Eyed White (BEW) | eeSgSg or DS combinations | Cream and Silver Gray or Dominant Spot with other genes | . |
Red Eyed Ivory | eeLglgpp or dgdgeepp | Cream, Light or Dark Gray, and Cinnamon | . |
Copper | eebbppU- | Cream, Rust, Cinnamon and Umbrous | . |
Unstandardized Syrians | |||
Name | Genotype | Genes Needed | Comments |
Single Gene Colors | |||
Umbrous | UU or Uu | . | . |
Extreme Dilute (ED) | cece | . | . |
Patterned Varieties | |||
Recessive Dappled (RD) | rdrd | . | . |
Coat Types | |||
Hairless | hrhr | . | Females often have difficulty lactating. |
Multi-gene Colors | |||
Yellow Black (YB) | aaToTo/aaToY | Black and Yellow | CHA Guide Standard |
Dove | aapp | Black and Cinnamon | CHA Guide Standard |
Black Eyed Blonde | bbLglg | Rust and Light Gray | . |
Light Gray Pearl | LglgToTo/LglgToY | Light Gray and Yellow | . |
Silver Gray Pearl | Sg-ToTo/Sg-ToY | Silver Gray and Yellow | . |
Lilac Pearl | dgdgppToTo/dgdgppToY | Dark Gray, Cinnamon and Yellow | . |
Mink | eeppU- | Cream, Cinnamon and Umbrous | . |
Chocolate Sable | bbeeU- | Rust, Cream and Umbrous | . |
Silver Sable | eeSg-U- | Cream, Silver Gray and Umbrous | . |
Honey Black | aappToTo/aappToY | Black, Cinnamon and Yellow | . |
Blue Mink | dgdgeeppU- | Dark Grey, Cream, Cinnamon and Umbrous | . |
Standardized Campbells Dwarf Hamsters | |||
Name | Genotype | Genes Needed | Comments |
Single Gene Colors | |||
Normal | ++ | . | Wild Color |
Albino | cc | . | . |
Argente | pp | . | . |
Coat Types | |||
Satin | . | . | . |
Multi-gene Colors | |||
Black Eyed White (Dilute Platinum) | . | . | . |
Unstandardized Campbells Dwarf Hamsters | |||
Name | Genotype | Genes Needed | Comments |
Single Gene Colors | |||
Opal | dd | . | CHA Standard |
Black | aa | . | CHA Guide Standard |
Black Eyed Argente (BEA) | bb | . | CHA Guide Standard |
Moscow (tentative name) | not yet assigned | . | CHA Guide Standard |
Dark Gray | dgdg | . | . |
Patterned Varieties | |||
Mottled | MoMo or Momo | . | Not known to be in North America, CHA Guide Standard |
Ruby Eyed Mottled | Mimi | . | Homozygous Lethal producing eyeless, toothless whites, CHA Guide Standard |
Platinum | . | . | Homozygous Lethal except in Dilute Platinums |
Multi-gene Colors | |||
Blue | aadd | Black and Opal | CHA Guide Standard |
Dove | aapp | Black and Argente | . |
Chocolate | aabb | Black and Black Eyed Argente | . |
Lilac Fawn | bbdd | Black Eyed Argente and Opal | . |
Blue Fawn | ddpp | Opal and Argente | . |
Beige | bbpp | Black Eyed Argente and Argente | . |
Blue Beige | bbddpp | Black Eyed Argente, Opal, and Argente | . | Dark Beige | aabbpp | Black, Black Eyed Argente, and Argente | . | Red Eyed Lilac | aaddpp | Black, Opal, and Argente | . | Black Eyed Lilac | aabbdd | Black, Black Eyed Argente, and Opal | . | Champagne | aabbddpp | Black, Black Eyed Argente, Opal, and Argente | . |
Standardized Winter White Dwarf Hamsters | |||
Name | Genotype | Genes Needed | Comments |
Single Gene Colors | |||
Normal | ++ | . | Wild Color |
Sapphire | . | . | . |
Patterned Varieties | |||
Pearl | . | . | . |