Genotypes of Mice:
This information is based on the genetics understanding of one mouse club. If you have contradictory information or you know the genotype of a variety I have missed, please contact me with the information.
Note: where hyphen ("-") is used means more than one possibility without changing color.
| White | Pinkeyed White | cc |
| Blackeyed White (selected for whiteness) | B- CeC | |
| Blackeyed White (from spotting gene, selected so white covers whole body) | Ay- B- CeCe | |
| Cream | ||
| Blackeyed Cream | Ay- B- Cch | |
| Ruby-eyed Cream | Ay- bb Cch | |
| Gold | Blackeyed | Ay- B- |
| Pinkeyed | Ay- B- pp | |
| Orange | Blackeyed | B- ee |
| Beige | aa B- CeCe | |
| Champagne | aa bb pp | |
| Lilac | aa B- pp | |
| Silver | pale color to warm silver | aa B- pp |
| cool silver | aa B- dd pp | |
| Blue | aa B- dd | |
| Dove | aa bb dd | |
| Coffee | (same genotype as beige, selected for dark color) | aa B- CeCe |
| Chocolate | eye color usually ruby | aa bb |
| mock chocolates | B- CchCe | |
| Black | traditionally | aa B- |
| also: | aeae B- | |
| Tans | at | |
| Foxes | black B- and chocolate bb foxes | at- CchCch |
| beige and coffee foxes | at- B- CeCe | |
| Dutch marked | even-spotted mouse with particular dutch-type pattern | ss (spotted stock) |
| Even Marked | selected for even markings | AA, Aa, or aa ss |
| Broken Marked | selected for broken markings | AA, Aa, or aa ss |
| Spotted Tans | Aat ss or at- ss; at- Ww | |
| Variegated | selected for markings | AA, Aa, aa Ww |
| Agouti | AA, Aa B- | |
| Cinnamon | AA, Aa bb | |
| Cinchilla | should be | Aat B- cchcch |
| often shown: | Aa B- cchce | |
| Siamese | aa B- chch | |
| Himilayan | aa B- chc | |
| Sable Siamese | aa B- CchCh | |
| Satin | sa sa | |
| Longhaired | ll (or sometimes called instead "go go") | |
| Longhaired Satin | sa sa ll | |
| Frizzie | fr fr | |
| Hairless | There are various genes which cause hairless but for these purposes we lump under one symbol. | hr hr |
| Tailless | Various genes may be responsible; all under one symbol | mx mx |
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