Marble Rat Genetics
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Marble rat genetics. Rats have 42 pairs. Sable body color 20 feet 10 tail 10 nose and ears 10 to be a warm dark otter brown with subtle darker points on the feet tail face and ears. Quite often the people asking it have no particular background or interest in genetics and simply want to know what the likely outcome will be. W hat will i get if i breed this rat to that one.
Rat genetics the what if chart. Code by nichole royer see the article burmese rat genetics in the 2007 wssf newsletter or the afrma rat genetics book read the article on burmese rat genetics. This is where you will find all the rat s genetic material that is inherited from the parents. Phenotypes have names which are called varieties like agouti berkshire dumbo rex.
Osteopetrosis literally stone bone also known as marble bone disease or albers schönberg disease is an extremely rare inherited disorder whereby the bones harden becoming denser in contrast to more prevalent conditions like osteoporosis in which the bones become less dense and more brittle or osteomalacia in which the bones soften. Our goal for this line is darkly shaded siamese and rich burmese. Spotted tabby marble mink pearl and merle capped and variegated downunder silver lilac velveteen melanistic shadow black eyed siamese and burmese black and russian blue based. This line throws both dwarf and standard sized rats as well as the occasional hairless.
Since findings reported in the literature indicate that marble burying behavior. Chromosomes is a structure that contain all the rat s dna. Breeding blue dumbo dwarf standard rats dark american blue russian blue siamese burmese roan dalmatian hooded down under recessive blazed patterns. Basic reticulated python genetics.
We tested the possibility that a genetic component underlies marble burying in mice and if there is a genetic correlation with other anxiety like traits. Osteopetrosis can cause bones to dissolv. The scottish fold breed produces cats with both straight and folded ears. The rat s visuel genetics which can be seen by the naked eye.
A single copy of the fold mutation produces the breed s characteristic folded ears and cats with two copies are prone to more extreme health problems affecting cartilage and bone. Children inherit genes from their parents that give them varied physical appearance such as color and pattern mutations. Colorado rat breeder in denver. Learn what the genetic codes are for usa rats.
An increasing number of investigators utilize the marble burying assay despite the paucity of information available regarding what underlies the behavior.