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Albino Locus

Non-wild alleles at this locus: albino (a)

Possible phenotypes:
albino (a/a)

Albino (a/a)
Albino

Albino is a recessive allele that does not affect the phenotype when in single dose.  Double dose albinos (a/a) do not produce any dark pigments and therefore show a white to yellow body.  When albino is added to a dark phenotype (e.g., D/D – a/a or D/g – a/a) the results is sometimes a "dirty" appearance. Normally dark markings are replaced by markings that are lighter than the baseline body color, this makes for attractive “negative” stripes on the silver albino. With most albinos, the eyes are red though, in color varieties that normally do not express a red iris there will only be red pupils. The albino allele can be added to any of the other genetic combinations to produce an albino form of that color variety. 

Interactions with the Albino Locus

Phenotypes resulting from Albino (a) and other mutations

Mutations

(a/a)

Pearlscale (p/p)

Albino Pearlscale

   

Approved by The Angelfish Society Standards Committee on February 11, 2007.

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