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Black-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, Agouti-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.
| Black-based Colors | |
|---|---|
| A | |
| 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) |
| B | |
| Beige | aa B– cece or aa bb cece |
| Black | aa |
| Black: dominant | Eso |
| Black: extreme | aeae |
| Blue | aa dd |
| Blue: pink-eyed | aa dd pp (Silver) |
| C | |
| Champagne | aa bb pp (P.E. Chocolate) |
| Chocolate | aa bb |
| Coffee | aa cece |
| Color Point Beige | aa cech |
| Cream: black-eyed | aa bb cchc dd (chinchillated Dove) |
| Cream: black-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: pink-eyed | aa bb dd pp (Lavender) |
| F | |
| 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 |
| H | |
| Himalayan | 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) |
| 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 |
| S | |
| 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 Black | aa sisi |
| Silver Blue | aa dd sisi |
| Silver Chocolate | aa bb sisi |
| Silver Grey | aa sisi |
| T | |
| Tan: Black | atat |
| Tan: Blue | atat dd |
| Tan: Champagne | atat bb pp |
| Tan: Chocolate | atat bb |
| Tan: Dove | atat bb dd |
| Tan: Lilac | atat pp |
| Tan: Pearl | atat sisi |
| Tan: Silver | atat pp or atat dd pp |
| Tan: Silver Black | atat sisi |
| Tan: Silver Grey | atat sisi |
| 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)