Re: [AlpacaTalk] Re: Colors
Well, white being dominant is a theory, one that I don't particularly
agree with. And that is based on my personal observation of breedings
we've done over the past 10 years, with outcomes of well over 100
crias. I'll have to count them all up to know the actual number, it
might take a while! We've never had a black out of two whites, although
we have had vicuña fawns out of two whites. It's my opinion and
observation that the vicuña fawn color and pattern is sort of the
default, as it is the natural color and pattern of the vicuña, from
which the alpaca was domesticated.
We've had a few white crias born from pairing coloreds. Example: white
cria from brown dam and brown sire. Dam was an import, sire was black
dam x white sire. This outcome to me says that the dominant color is
expressed on the colored alpaca, and white is recessive (not expressed
but carried) and when the cria received the recessive white gene from
each of its colored parent, it of course was white.
Dominant genes are always expressed, however recessive genes are
expressed when two copies are present. Hence, white cria from two
browns. The white gene is recessive. At least on our farm. :)
Heather
Heather Zeleny
West Wind Alpacas
Eugene, OR
Holistic Farm and Elite Fleece
http://www.westwind
http://www.alpacana
http://tech.
On Mar 2, 2008, at 8:01 AM, Radched@aol.
> I agree with what Joyce says (except I disagree that ANY alpaca has
> perfect conformation:
> understanding of the genetics behind alpaca color inheritance is
> important, regardless of where you want to go with the color of your
> breeding program.
>
> All alpacas have two color genes (plus a couple other genes that
> modify the base color), and lighter colors are dominant.? Thats why
> two white alpacas can have a black cria - or like in Joyce's example,
> two brown ones made a black cria.? Patterns are also dominant.
>
> Some good articles on color inheritance appear on this web site.
>
> http://alpacageneti
>
> Heidi Christensen
> WingNut Farm Alpacas
> Graham WA
> (253) 846-2168 or (253) 592-0200
> www.wingnut-
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