Mouse Genetics
These genetics resourcesinclude only those genes I know to be in Australia. First is a listing of each individual gene we have, followed by the colours that use that gene. Each colour is linked to a fuller description of the colour, including a photo, its standard (if standardised), genotype, and any notes regarding common faults, breeding tips, or anything else.
I have only included the more commonly-seen colours, based on what I see bred and shown in the AusRFS (NSW). There are, of course, almost limitless combinations of the genes given here, and just because I haven't included information about a lilac agouti colourpoint beige, doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
**WORK IN PROGRESS**
Reference Table
| A(y) |
= Lethal Yellow |
Fawn, Ginger, Sable, Black-Eyed White, Cream, Silver Sable, Cream Sable, Straw |
| A(vy) |
= Viable Yellow |
Brindle, Snowtiger, Cream Brindle |
| A |
= Agouti |
Agouti, Argente, Cinnamon, Apricot, Blue Agouti, Blue Argente, Lilac Agouti, Lavender Agouti, Chinchilla, Silver Agouti, Argente Cream, Agouti Siamese, Agouti Burmese, Bone Agouti |
| a(t) |
= Tan |
Tan, Fox |
| a |
= Non-Agouti |
Black, Dove, Chocolate, Champagne, Blue, Silver, Lilac, Lavender, Havana, Mock-Chocolate, Coffee, Bone, Siamese, Himalayan, Burmese, Colourpoint Beige |
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| B |
= Non-Diluted |
..... |
| b |
= Chocolate |
Chocolate, Champagne, Cinnamon, Apricot |
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| C |
= Non-Diluted |
..... |
| c |
= Albino |
Pink-Eyed White, Himalayan, Bone, Mock-Chocolate, Chinchilla, Argente Cream |
| c(h) |
= Himalayan |
Siamese, Burmese, Himalayan, Colourpoint Beige, Agouti Siamese, Agouti Burmese |
| c(ch) |
= Chinchilla |
Chinchilla, Silver Agouti, Argente Cream, Havana, Mock-Chocolate, Cream, Cream Sable, Cream Brindle |
| c(e) |
= Extreme Dilute |
Coffee, Bone, Bone Agouti, Mock-Chocolate, BEW, Silver Sable, Snowtiger |
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| D |
= Non-Diluted |
..... |
| d |
= Blue |
Blue, Silver, Blue Agouti, Blue Argente, Straw |
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| P |
= Non-Diluted Eyes |
..... |
| p |
= Pink Eyes |
Ginger, Dove, Champagne, Silver, Lavender, Argente, Apricot, Blue Argente, Lavender Agouti, Argente Cream |
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| U |
= Umbrous |
Sable, Silver Sable, Cream Sable |
| u |
= Non-Umbrous |
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Non-Agouti Colours
| [PIC] |
Name: |
Black |
| Genotype: |
aa |
| Standard: |
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| Notes: |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Dove |
| Genotype: |
A* pp |
| Standard: |
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| Notes: |
Pink-eyed black. |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Chocolate |
| Genotype: |
aa bb |
| Standard: |
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| Notes: |
Chocolate-diluted black. |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Champagne |
| Genotype: |
aa bb pp |
| Standard: |
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| Notes: |
Pink-eyed chocolate. |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Blue |
| Genotype: |
aa dd |
| Standard: |
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| Notes: |
Blue-diluted black. |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Silver |
| Genotype: |
aa dd pp |
| Standard: |
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| Notes: |
Pink-eyed blue. |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Lilac |
| Genotype: |
aa bb dd |
| Standard: |
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| Notes: |
Blue- and chocolate-diluted black. |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Lavender |
| Genotype: |
aa bb dd pp |
| Standard: |
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| Notes: |
Pink-eyed lilac. |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Siamese |
| Genotype: |
aa c(h)c(h) |
| Standard: |
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| Notes: |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Himalayan |
| Genotype: |
aa c(h)c |
| Standard: |
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| Notes: |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Burmese |
| Genotype: |
aa c(ch)c(h) |
| Standard: |
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| Notes: |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Colourpoint Beige |
| Genotype: |
aa c(h)c(e) |
| Standard: |
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| Notes: |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Havana |
| Genotype: |
aa c(ch)c(ch) |
| Standard: |
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| Notes: |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Mock-Chocolate |
| Genotype: |
aa c(ch)c OR aa c(ch)c(e) (darker) |
| Standard: |
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| Notes: |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Coffee |
| Genotype: |
aa c(e)c(e) |
| Standard: |
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| Notes: |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Bone |
| Genotype: |
aa c(e)c |
| Standard: |
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| Notes: |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Pink-Eyed White |
| Genotype: |
aa cc |
| Standard: |
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| Notes: |
Other genotypes possible. |
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Agouti-Based Colours
| [PIC] |
Name: |
Agouti |
| Genotype: |
A* |
| Standard: |
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| Notes: |
Wildtype. Young mice tend to be duller, the colour doesn't brighten to standard until the adult coat comes through. |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Argente |
| Genotype: |
A* pp |
| Standard: |
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| Notes: |
Pink-eyed agouti. |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Cinnamon |
| Genotype: |
A* bb |
| Standard: |
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| Notes: |
Chocolate-diluted agouti. |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Apricot |
| Genotype: |
A* bb pp |
| Standard: |
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| Notes: |
Pink-eyed cinnamon. |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Blue Agouti |
| Genotype: |
A* dd |
| Standard: |
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| Notes: |
Blue-diluted agouti. |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Blue Argente |
| Genotype: |
A* dd pp |
| Standard: |
Unstandardised. |
| Notes: |
Pink-eyed blue agouti. |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Lilac Agouti |
| Genotype: |
A* bb dd |
| Standard: |
Unstandardised. |
| Notes: |
Blue- and chocolate-diluted agouti. |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Lavender Agouti |
| Genotype: |
A* bb dd pp |
| Standard: |
Unstandardised. |
| Notes: |
Pink-eyed lilac agouti. |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Chinchilla |
| Genotype: |
A* c(ch)c OR A* c(ch)c(e) (darker) |
| Standard: |
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| Notes: |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Silver Agouti |
| Genotype: |
A* c(ch)c(ch) |
| Standard: |
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| Notes: |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Argente Cream |
| Genotype: |
A* c(ch)c OR A* c(ch)c(ch) (darker) |
| Standard: |
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| Notes: |
Pink-eyed chinchilla or silver agouti. |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Bone Agouti |
| Genotype: |
A* c(e)c |
| Standard: |
Unstandardised. |
| Notes: |
Overall phenotype similar to a regular bone, but with subtle grey-on-white ticking. |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Agouti Siamese |
| Genotype: |
A* c(h)c(h) |
| Standard: |
Unstandardised. |
| Notes: |
Babies are an odd ruby-eyed ticked colour, a little like a pale chinchilla. Adults look closer to a regular siamese, but with mealy/grainy points. |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Agouti Burmese |
| Genotype: |
A* c(ch)c(h) |
| Standard: |
Unstandardised. |
| Notes: |
Phenotypically similar to silver agouti or chinchilla, but with a darker nose point. |
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Fawn-Based Colours
| [PIC] |
Name: |
Fawn |
| Genotype: |
A(y)* |
| Standard: |
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| Notes: |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Ginger |
| Genotype: |
A(y)* pp |
| Standard: |
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| Notes: |
Pink-eyed fawn. |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Brindle |
| Genotype: |
A(vy)* |
| Standard: |
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| Notes: |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Sable |
| Genotype: |
A(y)* U* |
| Standard: |
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| Notes: |
Umbrous fawn. |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Black-Eyed White |
| Genotype: |
A(y)* c(e)c(e) |
| Standard: |
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| Notes: |
Extreme-diluted fawn. Other genotypes possible. |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Cream |
| Genotype: |
A(y)* c(ch)c(ch) |
| Standard: |
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| Notes: |
Chinchillated fawn. Other genotypes possible. |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Snowtiger |
| Genotype: |
A(vy)* c(e)c(e) |
| Standard: |
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| Notes: |
Extreme-diluted brindle. Other genotypes possible. |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Cream Brindle |
| Genotype: |
A(vy)* c(ch)c(ch) |
| Standard: |
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| Notes: |
Chinchillated brindle. Other genotypes possible. |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Silver Sable |
| Genotype: |
A(y)* U* c(e)c(e) |
| Standard: |
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| Notes: |
Extreme-diluted umbrous fawn. Other genotypes possible. |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Cream Sable |
| Genotype: |
A(y)* U* c(ch)c(ch) |
| Standard: |
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| Notes: |
Chinchillated umbrous fawn. Other genotypes possible. |
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| [PIC] |
Name: |
Straw |
| Genotype: |
A(y)* dd |
| Standard: |
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| Notes: |
Blue fawn. |
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