Syrian Hamster Colors Genetics

Syrian hamsters are often seen in colors diverging from the usual gold as a result of accumulated years of breeding.

Syrian hamster colors genetics. Use the drop down menus on the link bar to go through the different. Animals doubly mutant for sly and nonagouti exhibit a sly phenotype. On our instagram page i ve started a series of genetics posts that hopefully teach syrian hamster genetics in an way that is easily understood by everyone even without a background in genetics or biology. A common favorite according to author holly sullivant is dark brown.

Syrian hamsters have 22 pairs of chromosomes and some of the genes within those chromosomes determine what the hamster will look like. We also identify the molecular cause of recessively inherited black coat color in hamsters historically referred to as nonagouti as a cys115tyr mutation in the agouti gene. The syrian hamster is commonly called golden hamster referring to the wild colour. We also identify the molecular cause of recessively inherited black coat color in hamsters historically referred to as nonagouti as a cys115tyr mutation in the agouti gene.

The posts on here will be a little more in depth but hopefully still easily understood. Hamsters have large eyesand small tulip shaped ears. One popular color is brown syrian hamsters. I hope this site will be of use to the ethical hamster breeding community.

Some have been standardized by clubs for show purposes. Syrian hamster colors and coats. Should your hamster not be of one of these colours it can still compete in. Brown ranges over a broad color spectrum.

The original wild color of the hamster is golden brown hence their name as the golden hamster the most notable characteristic of the syrian hamster is its ability to store food in two cheek pouches. Animals doubly mutant for sly and nonagouti exhibit a sly phenotype. In the wild syrian hamsters were basically all the same color. Syrian hamsters are excellent pets for people of all ages particularly children.

The site isn t fully done as of yet update log. Sex linked yellowin hamsters phenotype and genetics. Commercial suppliers of syrian hamsters to research laboratories carry few if any coat color variants. I set up this site on in order to create a nice place where people could come learn about hamster genetics learn the correct names and gene codes for a hamsters colours and also to record genetic abnormalities in hamsters such as chimerism and mosaicism.