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THE GENETIC BASIS OF CHINCHILLAS' COLOUR INHERITANCE

Selma Mekić ; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Anamaria Ekert Kabalin ; Zavod za stočarstvo, Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
T. Balenović ; Zavod za stočarstvo, Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
I. Štoković ; Zavod za stočarstvo, Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska

Sažetak

Chinchilla is a South American rodent, which is being bred primarily for its fur, although in some parts of the world their meat is served as a speciality. It is almost extinct in nature so its existence is being preserved by farm breeding. Breeding of chinchillas for fur is being banned in many countries all over the world, including Croatia, so chinchillas nowadays serve mostly as house pets. Chinchillas are very easy to keep at home because they are very clean animals. Also, they are very resistant to disease and rarely get ill if they are fed, cleaned and kept properly and regularly. This rodent has very soft and mealy fur. Standard colour is dark-grey on the back and light grey to white on the belly. Over the years, farm breeding has given us various mutant species so their fur colour can vary from black to white and beige. Further combining of these mutations created a whole pallet of today-existing colours in chinchillas. A chinchilla's colour depends on its genes and various combinations, which led to emersion of lethal genes. By knowing the genotype responsible for specific colour variations in chinchillas, we have a whole spectre of possibilities in choosing the colour of offspring. By doing that, a growing demand for chinchillas as house pets on the market can be satisfied because the colour of the animal can play a huge role in choosing a house pet.

Ključne riječi

genotype of chinchilla; fur color; lethal factors

Hrčak ID:

24336

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/24336

Datum izdavanja:

15.3.2008.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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