Naked rat ♀ ....

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Originally Posted by SlitherSister

There are like 9 different varieties of rex that go from looking much like a standard, to short coat, patched, naked, curly, whispy, etc

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Where did you find this info?
I like to read anything I can on rex/double rex.
I know there is loose rex's, rex and double rex, but 9 types?

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Originally Posted by SlitherSister

the hairless are notorious for having small litters.

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Recessive hairless correct?

9 was just a number... but as you will see there are many varieties named & there is also mentions of some not specifically named as they are not found in general population

check maplewood rattery for a simple easy to read chart.

http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/7...varieties.html

hairless: hr, fz, nu
Depending on the gene responsible for the hairlessness, there may be a complete absence of hair, a few thin fuzzy hairs, or a patchy bald appearance. If whiskers are present, they shoud be curled, kinked, or bent. Skin should be pink for show varieties, but there are hairless rats with dark skin and a very new variety with markings that resemble that of chinese hairless dogs w/ spots. The hairless genes affect the milk glands so most females will not be able to nurse. Hairlessness is also a result of a the rexing gene in homozygous form, better known as "double-rex". I still have not found a gene responcible for my velour rats.

rex: Cu1, Cu2, Re, Sh, k, wv
Hairs are curled/waved including whiskers. Few to no guard hairs. The degree of curl will depend on the gene. (Cu1, Cu2, Re, and Sh are dominant traits) Some rexing genes in homozygous form (also known as "double-rex") will cause hairlessness.


I have seen rnu, shn, Whn used as well

Then there is Harley


http://www.afrma.org/rexrat.htm
mentions 5 identified genes


I'm not sure were the patchwork is going to be catagorized. One group that I from that was working on isolating the gene for this stopped the line due to undesired physical conditions, namely the eyes.


http://www.boardmanweb.com/rattery/geneticbasics.htm
mentions several


http://www.ratz.co.uk/genetics.html



enjoy

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