The Lavendar is definitely Lilac now that I have him.. My old gerbil was a
sapphire and this gerbil is a bit lighter than him. My guess is just that
the parents were Pp, thus producing lilacs.
Paige
Julian and Jackie wrote:
> Paige McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>
> >I'm getting a lilac/black pair from someone and she said the
> >parents were both black but carried the lilac recessive. Here's
> >her message:
> >
> >--------
> >They are brother and sister. The parents are both black but carry
> >the
> >recessive for lavender.
> >--------
> >
> >What would the 'recessive for lavender' be? But what I'm really
> >trying to figure out is what the gerbils and/or the parents
> >genetics are, so I can register them with the AGS. I'm pretty
> >sure they've only had black and lilac. Thanks,
> >
> >Paige
>
> All this "carrying" stuff is confusing because that is not how it works.
>
> Black gerbils have genes of
>
> aaC-P-
>
> Lilac are:
>
> aaCCpp
>
> Dove are:
>
> aaCc[h]pp
>
> Sapphire are:
>
> aaCc[b]pp
>
> As you can see the three are very similar.
>
> I think that Lavender may be Sapphire.
>
> --
> Julian
>
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