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GENETICS GUIDE



THE BIG BANNOCHI COLOR CHART

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❧ EXTENSION

E- Locus

Determines the amount of eumelanin (black-based) vs phaeomelanin (red-based) pigment on a bannochi.

• E - full extension (black-based pigment shows)
• Em - masked (black-based pigment shows normally, but includes a "mask", typically around the muzzle and face)
• ej - harlequin (patches of black and red pigment appear randomly across the coat) (lethal homozygous)
• ef - schimmel (red-pigment only, "roan out" to a red-based colorpoint)
• e - self red (solid red with no countershading, tends to more intense shades)

❧ BASE COLOR & DILUTIONS

B- Locus

• BB/Bb - black
• bb - chocolate

D- Locus

• DD/Dd - normal pigmentation
• dd - blue-based dilution (black to blue, chocolate to fawn)

P- Locus

Turns dark eyes pink and dilutes both black and red-based pigmentation


• PP/Pp - dark-eyed, normal pigmentation
• pp - pink-eyed dilute

G- Locus

• GG/Gg - normal pigmentation
• gg - dilutes all red-based pigment to grey. Does not affect black-based pigment.

C- Locus

The c-locus has a more pronounced effect on black-based pigment, causing the "colorpoint" patterns (burmese, siamese, and himalayan).

On red based pigment, color is reduced evenly all over, creating "red dilutes."


• C_ - full color
• cbcb - burmese |gold
• cbch/cbc - siamese | amber
• chch/chc - himalayan | cream
• cc - albino (red-eyed white)

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❧ PATTERNS

A- Locus: Agouti

Agouti is the "Wild type" coloration, where each hair shaft consists of lighter and darker pigment, creating a ticked appearance.

Agouti only appears on bannochi with E or Em, and shows partially with ej.

• A - agouti
  ah - honey
  ag - golden agouti
  ax - exotic agouti (lethal when homozygous)
  at - fox
  a - self colored

X- Locus: Exotic Agouti Modifiers

Only expresses on ax_ bannochi.

• X_ - grass agouti (horizontal striping,many lined or few lined (like a chipmunk))
• xn_ - banded
• xpxp - spotted
• xpxm - civet
• xmxm - marbled

M-Locus: Mask Modifiers

Only expresses on Em_ bannochi.

• M_ - standard mask, covers nose/lips at minimum
• Mx_ - extended mask (covers entire head and always appears as soot marks on legs, may cover entire underside as maximal expression)
• mimi/mim - impala
• mimz/mimp - oryx
• mz_ - bezoar
• mzm - chamois
• mpmp/mpm - alpine
• mbmb/mbm - buckskin
• mm - marsh
• mpmb - (lethal combination)

NUTMEG

Nutmeg occurs when a bannoch has recessive pairs on both A and E loci. (aa ee)

Nutmegs resemble agouti without the counter-shading.

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❧ WHITE MARKINGS

H-Locus: Hooded

• HH - solid
• Hh/Hhe - irish, minimally marked with white
• hh - hooded, white body with pigment on the head, shoulders, back
• hhe - bareback, white body with pigment only on the head and shoulders
• hehe - capped or masked, pigment only on the head or limited around the eyes

Du-Locus: Dutch

• DuDu - Solid
• Dudu - white-faced, always shows as a blaze at minimal, to a full "white" face, sometimes with marked feet
• Dudub - partial baldy
• dudu - dutch (fully white forequarters, white feet, and white face/blaze)
• dudub - mismarked dutch (dutch with white hindfeet and tail tip)
• dubdub - baldy (white "frame" around the entire bannochi)

Be-Locus Belted

• BeBe - solid
• Bebe - belted (thin belt of white around the middle)
• bebe - banded (belt of white that extended from the forequarters to the hindquarters)

En-Locus: Charlie

• EnEn - Charlie (white only on eyes/nose/ears, topline, and legs at most)
• Enen - Frame (white on cheeks and in center of body, white will never touch the belly, legs, or topline)
• enen - Solid

S-Locus: Broken Marked

• Sp_ - Pinzgauer (color restricted to the head/neck, center of body, and legs)
• S_ - Broken (large colored patches)
• ss/sds - solid
• sdsd - Dalmatian (small colored patches/spots)

W-locus: Warning Coloration

• W - solid
• wk - striped skunk mimic
• wp - spotted skunk mimic
• wq - quoll mimic

❧ WHITE MODIFIERS

V-Locus: Variegated

Adds mottling/roaning to white-marked individuals. This affects the COLORED portion of the coat.

• VV/Vv - variegated
• Vvr - mild roaning
• vrvr - heavy roaning
• vv/vvr - crisp markings

Bc-Locus: Brockled

Created holes of color in the white portions of a coat. At minimum, will show brockling on the legs.

• Bc_ - brockled
• bcbc - no brockling

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❧ PHYSICAL TRAITS

Tail Genes

N-Locus---------

• NN/Nn - standard tail
• nn - bob tail

Ear Genes

U-Locus---------

• UU/Uu - standard ears
• uu - dumbo ears

T-Locus---------

• T_ - standard ears
• tt/ttu - long ears
• tutu - tufted ears

Lo-Locus---------

• LoLo/Lolo - erect ears
• lolo - lop ears

Horn Genes

Hn-Locus---------

• HnHn/Hnhn - horned
• Hn+Hn/Hn+hn - longer horns
• Hn+Hn+ - very long horns
• hnhn - no horns

O-Locus---------

• O_ - standard horns
• ococ/oco - curled horns
• oo - twisted horns

Hair Genes

L-Locus---------

• L_ - standard coat
• LtLt/Ltl - bushy-tailed
• ll - smooth coat (hides all other hair modifiers)

R-Locus---------

• RR/Rr - bearded
• rr - not bearded

Q-Locus---------

• Q_ - standard hair texture
• qsqs/qsq - silky hair
• qq - woolly hair

F-Locus---------

• F_ - standard hair pattern
• fc - crested
• fm - majestic
• fa - angora

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FLORAL COLOR CHART

❧ FLORAL PIGMENTS

Florals are "fantasy" colorations. ie. colors that don't appear naturally in mammals. All bannochi have secret hidden floral genetics, but these only show when certain genes are active.

Floral coloration is dominant to natural coloration. For those who only want to breed natural colors there's no chance of two natural colored bannochi producing a floral!

Fe and Fp

These genes activate the presence of floral pigment on a bannochi.


• FeFe/Fefe - Floral colors show on eumelanin
  (Black-based pigment instead shows floral coloration)
• fefe - black-based pigment shows naturally
  
  
  
• FpFp/Fpfp - Floral colors show on phaeomelanin
  (Red-based pigment instead shows floral coloration)
  Fp combined with ee causes "bleed through". 'Agouti' and 'masked' markings will be visible, but will be a slightly darker shade of the red-pigment base color.
• fpfp - red-based pigment shows naturally

Self Floral
(rose)
Fe_ + aa

Honey Floral agouti
(rose)
Fe_ + fpfp

Black on Floral agouti
(rose)
fefe + Fp_

Floral agouti
(rose)
Fe_ + ee

Floral agouti
(hyacinth on rose)
Fe_ + Fp_

❧ Eumelanin-based Floral Genetics

B- Locus

Controls how "warm" or "cool" the floral color is


• BB/Bb - cool colors (blue/purple/green)
• bb - warm colors (red/orange/yellow)

Bf- Locus

controls the shade of floral pigment


• BfBf - blue or red pigment
• Bfbf - purple or orange pigment
• bfbf - green or yellow pigment

D- Locus

• DD/Dd - normal pigmentation
• dd - diluted/desaturated floral pigment

P- Locus

Turns dark eyes pink and dilutes both black and red-based pigmentation


• PP/Pp - dark-eyed, normal pigmentation
• pp - pink-eyed dilute, causes pastel florals

❧ Phaeomelanin-based Floral Genetics

I- Locus

Controls the shade of floral pigment on phaeomelanin.


• IrIr - red
• IbIb - blue
• IyIy - yellow
• IrIb - purple
• IrIy - orange
• IbIy - green

G- Locus

• GG/Gg - normal pigmentation
• gg - diluted/desaturated floral pigment

P- Locus

Turns dark eyes pink and dilutes both black and red-based pigmentation


• PP/Pp - dark-eyed, normal pigmentation
• pp - pink-eyed dilute, causes pastel florals