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| I have decided to bore you with the standard "gray to gray gets gray, BV to gray gets 50% of each" etc.... if you need help figuring this, READ ON! I will be using a simplified code system to help everyone understand what information is available. |
| Heterozygous - sometimes noted as "het" or "hetro". This means the chinchilla carries more than one type of gene. It can produce offspring that are different then the parents. A het beige chin carries a gene for gray as well as the beige gene, so it can produce gray young. Heterozygouns chin possess both dominate and recessive genes and can pass either or both genes to offspring. |
| Homozygous - possess two of the same gene, dominate or recessive, that express a trait (color). Grays have 2 genes for gray, they are homozygous for gray. "Homo" beige have two genes for dominate beige. Only when the genes occur in homo form will the certain recessive traits show in true color of that gene. Depending on genetic make up of each parent, it is possible to predict potential outcome of the mating. |
| Reading the code B is dominate beige / b is normal gray W is white / w is non-white V is velvet / v is non-velvet E is ebony / e is non ebony +I is violet / ic is violet carrier +S is sapphire / sc is sapphire carrier rB is recessive beige and would take the same place as beige / gray. Standard gray would read (bbwwvvee) |
| Applying the code {Ebony will be of some conceren. EE is very dark "homo", Ee is "hetro" and eE is carrier.} If -b is used this shows no gray is carried as in violet and sapphire. These will only appear at the end of line if shown or carried. A gray wrap carrier of violet reads (bbwwvveE+I). If this was a BV (bbwwVveE+I) |
| This information comes through me from various sources including: printed materials, internet and discussions bth in person, by phone, mail and email. But first - some common terminology... |
| Gray (bbwwvvee) to Gray (bbwwvvee) All gray offspring |
| Gray to White (bbWwvvee) 50% each gray and white |
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| Gray to Black Velvet (bbwwVvee) 50% each gray and BV |
| Beige (Bbwwvvee) to White (bbWwvvee) 25% each Beige, white, gray and PinkWhite (BbWwvvee) |
| White (bbWwvvee) to Black Velvet (bbwwVvee) 25% each White, gray, black velvet and Black/white cross (bbWwVvee) |
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| Breeding White to White or Black Velvet to velvet is NOT a recommended practice! |
| Beige (Bbwwvvee) to Black Velvet (bbwwVvee) 25% each Gray, black velvet, beige and Brown Velvet (BbwwVvee) |
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| UNDER CONSTRUCTION |
| Gray to Beige (het) (BbwwVvee) 50% each gray and Beige |
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| Now we have added 3 more colors that combine two dominate genes: PinkWhite(BbWwvvee), Brown Velvet or TOV beige(BbwwVvee) and Black White cross(bbWwVvee) or TOV white. Let'ssee what these get when breed to other colors and each other. |
| Brown Velvet (BbwwVvee) 25% each Gray, black velvet, beige and Brown Velvet (BbwwVvee) |
| PinkWhite(BbWwvvee) 25% each Gray, white, beige and pink white (BbWwvvee) |
| Black White cross (bbWwVvee) Gray, black white cross, white, black velvet |
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| Black White cross/TOV white (bbWwVvee) Gray, black white cross, white, black velvet |
| NOT RECOMMENDED |
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| Gray, BV, PW, Brown Velvet, beige, white black white cross & Brown White Cross (BbWwVvee) |
| Gray, BV, PW, Brown Velvet, beige, white, black white cross & Brown White Cross and homo beige (BBwwvvee) |
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| Gray, BV, PW, Brown Velvet, beige, white, black white cross & Brown White Cross (BbWwVvee) |
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