Rat Color Genes
| American Blue (g/g) | American Blue |
American Blue Agouti |
|---|---|---|
| Russian Blue (d/d) | Russian Blue |
Russian Blue Agouti |
| Mink (m/m) | Mink |
Cinnamon |
| Red-Eyed (r/r) | Beige |
Fawn |
| Pink-Eyed (p/p) | Champagne |
Silver Fawn/Topaz |
| American Blue + Russian Blue | Russian Silver |
Russian Silver Agouti |
| American Blue + Mink | Platinum |
Platinum Agouti |
| American Blue + Red | Platinum |
Platinum Agouti |
| American Blue + Pink | Silver |
Silver Agouti |
| American Blue + Pearl | American Blue |
American Blue Agouti |
| Russian Blue + American Blue | Russian Silver |
Russian Silver Agouti |
| Russian Blue + Mink | Dove |
Russian Cinnamon |
| Russian Blue + Red | Russian Beige |
Russian Fawn |
| Russian Blue + Pink | Russian Champagne |
Russian Champagne Agouti |
| Russian Blue + Pearl | Russian Blue |
Russian Blue Agouti |
| Mink + American Blue | Platinum |
Platinum Agouti |
| Mink + Russian Blue | Dove |
Russian Cinnamon |
| Mink + Red | Mocha |
Mocha Agouti |
| Mink + Pink | undefined |
undefined |
| Mink + Pearl | Pearl |
Cinnamon Pearl |
| Red + American Blue | Platinum |
Platinum Agouti |
| Red + Russian Blue | Russian Beige |
Russian Fawn |
| Red + Mink | Mocha |
Mocha Agouti |
| Red + Pink | undefined |
undefined |
| Red + Pearl | Beige |
Fawn |
| Pink + American Blue | Silver |
Silver Agouti |
| Pink + Russian Blue | Russian Champagne |
Russian Champagne Agouti |
| Pink + Mink | undefined |
undefined |
| Pink + Red | undefined |
undefined |
| Pink + Pearl | Beige |
Silver Fawn/Topaz |
| Three-colors | Triple Dilute |
Triple Dilute |
| Mink + one Red gene + etc | Havana X |
Havana Cinnamon X |
Notes: Agouti is dominant, and will express on whether the second gene is A or a.
All colors listed except Pearl are double recessives. The color will only show if both recessive genes are present.
Pearl is a dominant gene, and expressed with 2 dominants, it is lethal. Pearl cannot be "carried," but will only express on a Mink-based color.
Mink is very easy to adulterate with other colors. Adding Red to Mink with a third color makes a Havana color (Havana Cinnamon, Havana Russian Cinnamon, etc.) Havana is Mink with one Red gene, resulting in a lighter chocolate color and ruby eyes.
Any color can be expressed on a Colorpoint (Siamese, Himalayan, or Burmese) rat, but most colors do not show up well and result in washed-out points.
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