If ChrisGilbert's suggestion (that Sharp albino and Moore caramel are different versions of the same gene) pans out, we can predict the breeding results. In the following list of matings, I will use (name1)//(name2) for the genes involved. The "//" symbolizes a pair of homologous chromosomes, with gene (name1) located on one chromosome and gene (name2) located at the same position in the second chromosome. In other words, "(name1)//(name2)" is a single chromosome pair.



normal//normal x caramel//Sharp albino (paradigm) -->

1/2 normal//caramel (AKA het caramel). Looks normal

1/2 normal//Sharp albino (AKA het Sharp albino). Looks normal



caramel//caramel x caramel//Sharp albino (paradigm) -->

1/2 caramel//caramel. Caramel

1/2 caramel//Sharp albino. Paradigm.



Sharp albino//Sharp albino x caramel//Sharp albino (paradigm) -->

1/2 Sharp albino//Sharp albino. Sharp albino.

1/2 caramel//Sharp albino. Paradigm.



normal//Sharp albino (het Sharp albino) x caramel//Sharp albino (paradigm) -->

1/4 normal//Sharp albino. Het Sharp albino. Looks normal.

1/4 normal//caramel. Het caramel. Looks normal.

1/4 Sharp albino//Sharp albino. Sharp albino.

1/4 caramel//Sharp albino. Paradigm.



normal//caramel (het caramel) x caramel//Sharp albino (paradigm) -->

1/4 normal//Sharp albino. Het Sharp albino. Looks normal.

1/4 normal//caramel. Het caramel. Looks normal.

1/4 caramel//caramel. Caramel.

1/4 caramel//Sharp albino. Paradigm.



caramel//Sharp albino (paradigm) x caramel//Sharp albino (paradigm) -->

1/4 caramel//caramel. Caramel.

2/4 caramel//Sharp albino. Paradigm.

1/4 Sharp albino//Sharp albino. Sharp albino.



normal//caramel (het caramel) x normal//Sharp albino (het Sharp albino) -->

1/4 normal//normal. Normal.

1/4 normal//caramel. Het caramel. Looks normal.

1/4 normal//Sharp albino. Het Sharp albino. Looks normal.

1/4 caramel//Sharp albino. Paradigm.



caramel//caramel (caramel) x Sharp albino//Sharp albino (Sharp albino) -->

all caramel//Sharp albino. Paradigm.



Paul Hollander

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