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PEW
Mar 20, 2005 19:48:10 GMT -8
Post by Pinkys on Mar 20, 2005 19:48:10 GMT -8
Hi! I wasnt sure about the genetics of one of my breeding pair, so I put in possible letters on the gerbil calculator at gerbils.silvanon.com/gerbilcalculator/And this came up and got me confuse Pink Eyed White AachchDDEEGGpp aachchDDEEGGpp I thought PEW are aa cbch ee gg pp aa chch ee gg pp so its possible to get pew with EEGG as long as you have chch?
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PEW
Mar 20, 2005 20:14:40 GMT -8
Post by callimico on Mar 20, 2005 20:14:40 GMT -8
All the PEW's I've seen carry cbcb or cbch, but they can carry chch to. PEW's are: -- (cbcb/cbch/chch) -- -- -- pp PEW's are common in some CP litters, as they would only require a p from each parent. I owned a PEW that carried aa cbcb EE GG DD pp, and my friend has one who is AA cbch Ee GG pp Spsp They can carry any other genetics in the other 4 loci, and will still be PEW.
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PEW
Mar 20, 2005 22:18:46 GMT -8
Post by RitzieAnn on Mar 20, 2005 22:18:46 GMT -8
Umm... I dunno! I tried that gene calculator, and it's super cool, but I tried it several times with my breeding pair, and I couldn't get the results to match what they've had in the last 2 litters. Ask somebody else who knows their gerbil's genetics FOR SURE to check it out. I came pretty close a few time...
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PEW
Mar 21, 2005 6:35:32 GMT -8
Post by queenofthenile on Mar 21, 2005 6:35:32 GMT -8
aa CbCb ee gg pp would actually be REW, that's probably what's caused the confusion.
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PEW
Mar 21, 2005 10:46:10 GMT -8
Post by callimico on Mar 21, 2005 10:46:10 GMT -8
I thought any pair of c recessives with two p's gave you PEW? My downloaded calc and the AGS strips say REW's have to carry aa C* E* gg pp, and that cbcb, cbch, or chch with pp would make them PEW. www.agsgerbils.org/Color_Strip/rubywhite.html
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PEW
Mar 21, 2005 13:42:09 GMT -8
Post by sandy on Mar 21, 2005 13:42:09 GMT -8
Sorry to throw a monkey wrench in, but my genetics calculator says a Ruby Eyed White, REW, is [aa C* DD E* gg pp], not [aa C* DD ee gg pp], and note the C dominant gene. It doesn't even matter if you throw in one c recessive.
Cal's post is correct, any gerbil with c(h)c(h) plus pp or c(b)c(h) plus pp will be PEW, it doesn't matter if they have aa, ee, gg or not.
BUT if the gerbil is P dominant there is a big difference in what it turns out to be, given two c recessives. You get a big spectrum of possibilities depending on the other recessives it is carrying, like DTW, Silver Nutmeg, Light Silver Nutmeg, Polar Fox, Light Polar Fox, Ivory Cream. The Dark Tailed White, even though it carries a P dominant gene, even has pink eyes, and until about six months old, LOOKS for all intents and purposes like a PEW.
Not a lot of breeders have the patience to wait until all their c(h)c(h) PEW-appearing pups are old enough to show the dark tail, if it is possible such a pup could actually carry the P dominant instead of the recessive. Its a long wait!
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