Posted By: Anonymous
Genetics of Sugar Glider Colors - 05/26/07 04:34 AM
My mom swears I should be a genetisist, the way that I am constantly looking for the genetics side of everything. I wonder if other people here also have researcher's minds.
I am most interested in genetics of the colors of sugar gliders. I know that most people breed for colors or particular traits. Given how many people are actually planned breeders on GC, I was wondering if an open genetics topic might be of interest to some here on GC.
Some questions just to get this going could be:
1) Are there any recognized form variables (such as in humans BB means brown eyes from both parents, where BB would be the variable)? And, if not, could we, in concensus, create them?
2) Which of the color strains seem to react strongest to outcrossing(breeding back to standard greys for a generation) as well as which react weakest to outcrossing?
3) Which color lines react better or worse to being a secondary color trait(such as breeders who breed for both platinum and leucistic in the same glider, where platinum is prominent and leucistic is the color line which that glider could drop)?
If anyone is interested in this, please remember not to bash anyone else's posts, be pleasant and if you can, charming(LOL), and hopefully post some more questions so that we get a chance in on the genetics side of gliders, not just the researchers! (and think of the fun! )
I am most interested in genetics of the colors of sugar gliders. I know that most people breed for colors or particular traits. Given how many people are actually planned breeders on GC, I was wondering if an open genetics topic might be of interest to some here on GC.
Some questions just to get this going could be:
1) Are there any recognized form variables (such as in humans BB means brown eyes from both parents, where BB would be the variable)? And, if not, could we, in concensus, create them?
2) Which of the color strains seem to react strongest to outcrossing(breeding back to standard greys for a generation) as well as which react weakest to outcrossing?
3) Which color lines react better or worse to being a secondary color trait(such as breeders who breed for both platinum and leucistic in the same glider, where platinum is prominent and leucistic is the color line which that glider could drop)?
If anyone is interested in this, please remember not to bash anyone else's posts, be pleasant and if you can, charming(LOL), and hopefully post some more questions so that we get a chance in on the genetics side of gliders, not just the researchers! (and think of the fun! )