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Fancy Mouse Genes, Alphabetical Name Listing
For more mouse genetics, see the
AFRMA Mouse Genetics book, the articles on the Info Pages, and the article
Mouse Keeping: Linkage..
See the AFRMA Mouse Color Standards book
and the Standards pages for photos.
Go to Fancy Mouse Genes, Agouti-based Colors,
Fancy Mouse Genes, Black-based Colors,
Fancy Mouse Genes, Marked Mice, or
Fancy Mouse Genes, Coats & Misc. for breakdowns.
See also Fancy Mouse Genes, Genetic Code Listing for breakdowns by genetic code.
A B C D E F G H I L M O P R S T V W
| A | |
|---|---|
| Agouti | AA or Aa (i.e. A–) |
| Agouti: Blue | AA dd |
| Agouti: Blue: pink-eyed | AA dd pp (Argente Creme) |
| Agouti: Dove | AA bb dd (Blue Cinnamon) |
| Agouti: white belly | Aw (Aw gene causes white or yellow bellies; a.k.a. AL light-bellied Agouti) |
| Albino | cc (covers up the actual color/marking so can be either an agouti-based or black-based color; a.k.a. P.E. White) |
| Argente | A– pp |
| Argente: Blue | AA dd pp |
| Argente: Champagne | AA bb pp |
| Argente: Dove | AA bb dd pp |
| Argente Creme | Aat cchcch pp or AA cchcch pp or AA dd pp (pink-eyed Chinchilla) |
| Astrex | ReRe |
| B | |
| Banded | Wshwsh |
| Beige | aa B– cece or aa bb cece |
| Belted | btbt |
| Black | aa |
| Black: dominant | Eso |
| Black: extreme | aeae |
| Blue | aa dd |
| Blue Agouti | AA dd |
| Blue Cinnamon | AA bb dd (Dove Agouti) |
| Blue: pink-eyed | aa dd pp (Silver) |
| Brindle | Avy– (Avy gene causes stripes in color; Viable Yellow gene) |
| Brindle: Sex-linked | Mobr (causes mottling/stripes in color; a.k.a. X-Brindle or English Brindle) |
| Broken Marked | ss |
| Broken Merle | rounroun ss |
| C | |
| Caracul | Ca– |
| Champagne | aa bb pp (P.E. Chocolate) |
| Chinchilla | Aat cchcch |
| Chinchilla: Blue | Aat cchcch dd (Squirrel) |
Chinchilla: Lemon | ci (ci gene has a more pronounced influence on phaeomelanin diluting the intense yellow pigment characteristic of C/C genotypes to a pale ocherous yellow color, bordering on a lemon tint; has very little if any affect on black pigment) |
| Chinchilla: pink-eyed | Aat cchcch pp (Argente Creme) |
| Chocolate | aa bb |
| Cinnamon | A– bb |
| Cinnamon: Blue | AA bb dd (Dove Agouti) |
| Coffee | aa cece |
| Color Point Beige | aa cech |
| Cream: black-eyed | Ay– B– cchcch (chinchillated Fawn) |
| aa bb cchc dd (chinchillated Dove) |
|
| Cream: ruby-eyed | Ay– bb cchcch |
| Cream: pink-eyed | Aya cchcch pp or
Aya dd pp or aa bb cchcch dd pp (chinchillated Dove) |
| D | |
| Dove | aa bb dd (chocolate blue, dilute Chocolate) |
| Dove Agouti | AA bb dd (Blue Cinnamon) |
| Dove: pink-eyed | aa bb dd pp (Lavender) |
| Dutch | ss |
| E | |
| Even Marked | ss |
| F | |
| Fawn: black-eyed | AyA or Aya (Ay–) (Ay gene changes agouti color to all yellow; called Agouti Yellow or Lethal Yellow) |
| Fawn: pink-eyed | Ay– pp |
| Fox | at– cchcch or atat cece |
| Fox: Beige | atat B– cece or atat bb cece |
| Fox: Black | atat cchcch |
| Fox: Blue | atat cchcch dd |
| Fox: Chocolate | atat bb cchcch |
| Fox: Coffee | atat B– cece or atat bb cece |
| Fox: Dove | atat bb cchcch dd |
| Fox: Ivory | atat B– cec or atat bb cec |
| Fox: Reverse Siamese | atat B– cece or atat bb cece |
| Frizzie | frfr (Bonnie Walters’ code; there are other recessive and dominant curly genes) |
| Frizzie Long Hair | frfr ll or frfr gogo |
| Frizzie Satin | frfr sasa |
| Frizzie Satin Long Hair | frfr ll sasa or frfr gogo sasa |
| Frizzled/Fuzzy | fzfz (a.k.a. Rex in the N.M.C.) |
| G | |
| Gold: black-eyed | Ay– |
| Gold: pink-eyed | Ay– pp |
| H | |
| Hairless | hrhr |
| Hairless: rhino | hrrhhrrh |
| Head Spot | hshs |
| Hereford | wnwn or ss |
| Himalayan | aa chc |
| Himalayan: Agouti Point | AA chc or Aa chc |
| Himalayan: Blue Point | aa chc dd |
| Himalayan: Chocolate Point | aa bb chc |
| I | |
| Ivory | aa B– cec or aa bb cec |
| L | |
| Lavender | aa bb dd pp (P.E. Dove) |
| Leaden | lnln |
| Lilac | aa pp (P.E. Black) |
| Long Hair | ll or gogo |
| Long Hair Satin | ll sasa or gogo sasa |
| M | |
| Merle | rounroun (causes solid patches on a roaned background) |
| O | |
| Opal | dd ee |
| Orange | B– ee, bb ee, Ay–, Aya pp |
| P | |
| Pearl | aa sisi |
| R | |
| Reverse Siamese | aa B– cece or aa bb cece |
| Red | Ay– bb |
| Rex | fzfz |
| Roan: recessive | roro |
| Roan: dominant | Rn– |
| Rumpwhite | Rwrw |
| S | |
| Sable | Ayat U–, Aya, Ayat |
| Sable: Blue | Ayat dd U– |
| Sable: Chocolate | Ayat bb U– |
| Sable: Dove | Ayat bb dd U– |
| Sable: Marten | Ayat cchcch U– |
| Satin | sasa |
| Siamese: Agouti Point | AA chch or Aa chch |
| Siamese: Blue Point | aa chch dd |
| Siamese: Chocolate Point | aa bb chch |
| Siamese: Dove Point | aa bb chch dd |
| Siamese: Seal Point | aa chch |
| Siamese Sable | aa cchch |
| Siamese Sable: Blue | aa cchch dd |
| Siamese Sable: Marten | atat cchch |
| Siamese Sable: Smoke Pearl Marten | atat cchch dd |
| Silver | aa pp (P.E. Black) or aa dd pp (P.E. Blue) |
| Silver Agouti | AA cchcch |
| Silver Agouti: pink-eyed | AA cchcch pp (Argente Creme) |
| Silver Black | aa sisi |
| Silver Blue | aa dd sisi |
| Silver Brown | AA sisi |
| Silver Chocolate | aa bb sisi |
| Silver Fawn | AyA sisi |
| Silver Grey | aa sisi |
| Splashed | Tg– |
| Spotted Tan | Aat ss, at– ss, (plus color genes) |
| Spotted Tan: Banded | Aat Wshwsh,
at– Wshwsh (plus color genes) |
| Spotted Tan: Broken Merle | Aat rounroun ss,
at– rounroun ss (plus color genes) |
| Spotted Tan: Hereford | Aat wnwn, at– wnwn (plus color genes) |
| Spotted Tan: Rump White | Aat Rwrw, at– Rwrw (plus color genes) |
| Spotted Tan: Variegated | Aat Ww, at– Ww (plus color genes) |
| Squirrel | cchcch dd (Blue Chinchilla) |
| T | |
| Tans | atat |
| Tan: Agouti | Aat |
| Tan: Argente | Aat pp |
| Tan: Black | atat |
| Tan: Blue | atat dd |
| Tan: Champagne | atat bb pp |
| Tan: Chocolate | atat bb |
| Tan: Cinnamon | Aat bb |
| Tan: Dove | atat bb dd |
| Tan: Lilac | atat pp |
| Tan: Pearl | atat sisi |
| Tan: Roan | atat roro |
| Tan: Silver | atat pp or atat dd pp |
| Tan: Silver Black | atat sisi |
| Tan: Silver Grey | atat sisi |
| Tan: Splashed | atat Tg– |
| V | |
| Variegated | Ww or Ss Ww |
| Varitint-waddler | Va– (gene causes a tri-colored coat, deafness, and circling defect) |
| W | |
| Waltzers | vv |
| White: pink-eyed | cc (albino; covers up the actual color/marking so can be either an agouti-based or black-based color) or cece pp or cec pp or chch pp or chc pp. Note: extremely diluted P.E. Self colors or a P.E. Marked with all markings bred off can look like a P.E. White |
| White: black-eyed | cec, Ay– cece, A– B– cec, cece ee, ss, Ww, ss Ww |
Note: Capital letter=dominant genes unless otherwise noted; lower case letter=recessive genes
“–” means that either the dominant or recessive allele could occupy that space without affecting the outcome
Note: Lilac U.S. = Dove U.K. (P.E. Black), Dove U.S. = Lilac U.K. (Chocolate Blue or Dilute Chocolate)
Updated December 12, 2024