Color Mutation Hybrids
The number of possible color combinations of known mutations is almost endless. Here is a list of most double mutation hybrids, and a few of the multi-mutation hybrids. These are not new colors, but combinations, or hybrids, of the mutations listed in the Recognized Color Mutations Section.
The Wilson White and Black Velvet gene carry a genetic "lethal factor," thus there is no known Homozygous White or Homozygous Black Velvet. Breeding two whites together will result in 25% fewer offspring littered, and breeding a Black Velvet or any TOV color to any other Black Velvet or TOV color will also result in 25 percent fewer offspring littered.
The Wilson White gene, due
to the fact that it is an "incomplete dominant," (meaning
it is not completely dominant over the natural allele "standard"
grey) can manifest itself with a wide degree of variance. The Predominantly
White, Mosaic, and Silver colors are all heterozygous Wilson White,
they just have variances in coat pattern. This is the official MCBA
description of these three variances:
- Predominantly White - Animals ranging from totally white to white with a scattering of dark guard hair.
- Mosaic - This (color) phase is to include all spotted animals.
- Silver - These
are determined to have an even veiling tip over the entire body giving
the animals a pale grey appearance which may range from light to dark.
(Silvers have dark guard hair).
All chinchillas with the Tower Beige gene, whether Hetero Beige, Homo Beige, Tan, TOV Beige, Pink White, etc…will have red eyes. If they are Heterozygous Beige, they will have darker red eyes, and if they are Homozygous Beige, they will have light red to pink eyes. This is NOT an indication of albinism.
When the white color shows up in the phenotype, the word hybrid could be replaced with silver, mosaic, or predominantly white depending on how the white gene expresses itself in that individual animal. Pink whites are technically classified as predominantly white, white and beige hybrids, with an even blend of "pink white" color." Beige and white hybrids can also express themselves as silvers or mosaics, but are sometimes called pink whites anyway.
Dominant
/ Dominant Hybrids
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| Heterozygous Wilson White + Heterozygous Tower Beige | Pink White |
| Heterozygous Wilson White + Homozygous Tower Beige | Homozygous Pink White |
| Heterozygous Wilson White + Heterozygous Gunning Black | Black and White Hybrid |
| Heterozygous Tower Beige + Heterozygous Gunning Black | TOV Beige |
| Homozygous Tower Beige + Heterozygous Gunning Black | Homozygous TOV Beige |
| Homozygous Beige | Homozygous Beige |
| Heterozygous Wilson White + Heterozygous Gunning Black+ Heterozygous Tower Beige | TOV Pink White |
| Heterozygous Wilson White + Heterozygous Gunning Black+ Homozygous Tower Beige | TOV Homozygous Pink White |
Dominant / Recessive Hybrids
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| Heterozygous Wilson White + Heterozygous Charcoal/Ebony | White (Char/Eb carrier) |
| Heterozygous Wilson White + Homozygous Charcoal/Ebony | Char/Eb and White Hybrid |
| Heterozygous Wilson White + Heterozygous Sapphire | White (Sapphire carrier) |
| Heterozygous Wilson White + Homozygous Sapphire | White and Sapphire Hybrid |
| Heterozygous Wilson White + Heterozygous Violet | White (Violet carrier) |
| Heterozygous Wilson White + Homozygous Violet | White and Violet Hybrid |
| Heterozygous Wilson White + Heterozygous Tower Beige + Homozygous Charcoal/Ebony | White and Tan Hybrid |
| Heterozygous Tower Beige + Heterozygous Charcoal/Ebony | Beige (Char/Eb carrier) |
| Heterozygous Tower Beige + Homozygous Charcoal/Ebony | Tan / Pastel / Wrap-around Beige |
| Heterozygous Tower Beige + Heterozygous Sapphire | Beige (Sapphire carrier) |
| Heterozygous Tower Beige + Homozygous Sapphire | Beige w/ Sapphire Influence |
| Heterozygous Tower Beige + Heterozygous Violet | Beige (Violet carrier) |
| Heterozygous Tower Beige + Homozygous Violet | Beige w/ Violet Influence |
| Heterozygous Tower Beige + Heterozygous Gunning Black + Homozygous Charcoal/Ebony | TOV Tan |
| Homozygous Tower Beige + Heterozygous Charcoal/Ebony | Homo Beige (Char/Eb carrier) |
| Homozygous Tower Beige + Homozygous Charcoal/Ebony | Homo Beige Tan / Homo Beige Pastel / Wrap-Around Homo Beige |
| Homozygous Tower Beige + Heterozygous Sapphire | Homo Beige (Sapphire carrier) |
| Homozygous Tower Beige + Homozygous Sapphire | Homo Beige w/ Sapphire Influence |
| Homozygous Tower Beige + Heterozygous Violet | Homo Beige (Violet carrier) |
| Homozygous Tower Beige + Homozygous Violet | Homo Beige w/ Violet Influence |
| Heterozygous Gunning Black + Heterozygous Charcoal/Ebony | Black Velvet (Char/Eb carrier) |
| Heterozygous Gunning Black + Homozygous Charcoal/Ebony | TOV Ebony |
| Heterozygous Gunning Black + Heterozygous Sapphire | Black Velvet (Sapphire carrier) |
| Heterozygous Gunning Black + Homozygous Sapphire | TOV Sapphire |
| Heterozygous Gunning Black + Heterozygous Violet | Black Velvet (Violet carrier) |
| Heterozygous Gunning Black + Homozygous Violet | TOV Violet |
Recessive / Recessive Hybrids
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| Homozygous Charcoal/Ebony | Homozygous Charcoal/Ebony |
| Homozygous Sapphire | Sapphire |
| Homozygous Violet | Violet |
| Heterozygous Charcoal/Ebony + Heterozygous Violet (dihybrid) | (Char/Eb and Violet carrier) |
| Heterozygous Charcoal/Ebony + Homozygous Violet | Violet (Char/Eb carrier) |
| Heterozygous Charcoal/Ebony + Heterozygous Sapphire (dihybrid) | (Char/Eb and Sapphire carrier) |
| Heterozygous Charcoal/Ebony + Homozygous Sapphire | Sapphire (Char/Eb carrier) |
| Homozygous Charcoal/Ebony + Heterozygous Violet | Charcoal/Ebony (Violet carrier) |
| Homozygous Charcoal/Ebony + Homozygous Violet | Wrap-Around Violet |
| Homozygous Charcoal/Ebony + Heterozygous Sapphire | Charcoal/Ebony (Sapphire carrier) |
| Homozygous Charcoal/Ebony + Homozygous Sapphire | Iris / Wrap-Around Sapphire |
| Heterozygous Sapphire + Heterozygous Violet (dihybrid) | (Sapphire and Violet carrier) |
| Heterozygous Sapphire + Homozygous Violet | Violet (Sapphire carrier) |
| Homozygous Sapphire + Heterozygous Violet | Sapphire (Violet carrier) |
| Homozygous Sapphire + Homozygous Violet | Violephire / Sapphire and Violet hybrid |
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