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Calico/Sugar Question

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I would like to know if the expresssivity of the Calico gene is variable from one generation to the next? i.e., does the parent's amount of white define the offsprings'? Or is it possible to get a high-white from a low-white parent? Does this vary among the different lines of Calico (Nerd, F&F)?

Thanks in advance for any help.
 
Honestly I'm not 100% sure, but I have been told that lows CAN throw highs and highs CAN throw lows, but highs throw highs more often. And lows throw lows more often. As for the lines, I haven't really seen much of a difference, kinda like butter vs lesser
 
^Pretty much my understanding. More often than not, I see the higher white, or more attractive Calicos referred to as "Sugars".
 
Even if the parent is either low white or high white they can produce variable offspring. Kinda like how pieds can produce all sorts of different percentages of white offspring :)


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Thanks for the input everyone. I didn't want to invest in "high-whites" if their offspring would be all over the place on white and I could get the same results with "low-white" stock.
 
from what I have seen and talked with Dan Wolfe about is that the non calico parent can have a big affect on the out come... if you find a female that produces high white when bred to a calico male she will constantly produce high white...
 
amos1974 said:
from what I have seen and talked with Dan Wolfe about is that the non calico parent can have a big affect on the out come... if you find a female that produces high white when bred to a calico male she will constantly produce high white...
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That's interesting, but it would make sense
 
What Jason Said

Jason is absolutely correct regarding calicos. It all depends on the Non-calico parent. Some of the nicest calicos I have ever seen were produced with Low White calicos. I produce over a dozen each season. I had (2) big normal girls that were just kept for making nice calicos. With the prices of calicos down as low as they are, I would still get the very best looking one out there.
Dan Wolfe..He had a very nice collection, It's a shame he sold everything off for pennies on the dollar when he got out. Red Stripes, Tricks, Calico Combos, Blitz...really did a number on those values!
 
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