Posted By: Anonymous
trying to understand the genetics & lingo of color - 05/05/08 04:56 AM
Hello everyone,
I am confused and am hoping that someone here can explain a few things to me. I have had gliders for two years and have had the opportunity to have several joeys. My newest little girl is 9 months old and is a second generation white faced blond. She is mated with a standard grey, who is also 9 months old. They have been togther since they were about 10 week oop. I discovered a tiny joey in her pouch this past weekend. I have a few questions about our newest tiny family member.
1. Is the white faced gene dominate or recessive?
2. Will she have 50% of her babies turn out to be whb given that she is mated with a standard grey?
3. Will all of her babies carry the wfb gene?
4. What exactly does het mean?
5. How do I descibe her joeys?
a. those who are wfb?
b. those who are grey?
6. How soon out of the pouch before you can tell the color of the glider?
I know this is a lot of questions, but this is new and confusing for me. Thank you to everyone.
Beth, Mom to Dale, Lilly, Pebbles, BammBamm, Miracle & Destiny
I am confused and am hoping that someone here can explain a few things to me. I have had gliders for two years and have had the opportunity to have several joeys. My newest little girl is 9 months old and is a second generation white faced blond. She is mated with a standard grey, who is also 9 months old. They have been togther since they were about 10 week oop. I discovered a tiny joey in her pouch this past weekend. I have a few questions about our newest tiny family member.
1. Is the white faced gene dominate or recessive?
2. Will she have 50% of her babies turn out to be whb given that she is mated with a standard grey?
3. Will all of her babies carry the wfb gene?
4. What exactly does het mean?
5. How do I descibe her joeys?
a. those who are wfb?
b. those who are grey?
6. How soon out of the pouch before you can tell the color of the glider?
I know this is a lot of questions, but this is new and confusing for me. Thank you to everyone.
Beth, Mom to Dale, Lilly, Pebbles, BammBamm, Miracle & Destiny