Douglas White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>Didn't we cover this once before? How long have you owned both the gerbils? I
>had an agouti spot who had a spot really small that it disappeared after a
>few months.
>
> Doug
Before when we discovered a mystery spot it faded over time and it does
not appear to have been passed on to decedents.
Of course this could be different.
I have seen spots that were so small they would be missed at first sight
on a black. On a gerbil with a much lighter coat, a SN, then they may
not be apparent at all.
See http://www.gerbils.co.uk/gerbils/smallspot1.jpg
I have seen much smaller spots than this.
BTW, I am pretty sure such small spots are inherited due to a lack of
modifying genes that would normally extend it. Such small spots only
appeared in the UK after pieds were introduced.
--
Julian
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