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Agouti-based Colors
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, Alphabetical Name Listing for a complete list.
Go to Fancy Mouse Genes, Black-based Colors,
Fancy Mouse Genes, Marked Mice, or
Fancy Mouse Genes, Coats & Misc.
See also Fancy Mouse Genes, Genetic Code Listing for breakdowns by genetic code.
| Agouti-based Colors | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| B | |
| Blue Agouti | AA dd |
| Blue Cinnamon | AA bb dd (Dove Agouti) |
| Brindle | Avy– (Avy gene causes stripes in color; Viable Yellow gene) |
| C | |
| 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) |
| Cinnamon | A– bb |
| Cinnamon: Blue | AA bb dd (Dove Agouti) |
| Cream: black-eyed | Ay– B– cchcch (chinchillated Fawn) |
| 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 Agouti | AA bb dd (Blue Cinnamon) |
| 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 |
| G | |
| Gold: black-eyed | Ay– |
| Gold: pink-eyed | Ay– pp |
| H | |
| Himalayan: Agouti Point | AA chc or Aa chc |
| O | |
| Orange | B– ee, bb ee, Ay–, Aya pp |
| R | |
| Red | Ay– bb |
| 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– |
| Siamese: Agouti Point | AA chch or Aa chch |
| Silver Agouti | AA cchcch |
| Silver Agouti: pink-eyed | AA cchcch pp (Argente Creme) |
| Silver Brown | AA sisi |
| Silver Fawn | AyA sisi |
| Squirrel | cchcch dd (Blue Chinchilla) |
| T | |
| Tan: Agouti | Aat |
| Tan: Argente | Aat pp |
| Tan: Cinnamon | Aat bb |
| W | |
| 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)