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  • 11-20-2013, 12:59 PM
    sorraia
    Slania - there are somatic mutations, where the mutation occurs only in the somatic (non-reproductive) cells. This can cause a visible change, such as a patch of color that is different from the rest of the body. Then there are chimeras, where 2 embryo actually merge together to create one. In such an animal there would be genetic material from two different individuals. If that occurred involving the skin and fur cells, then you can see different patches of color. Neither of these are particularly common, and neither is genetically passed on to offspring either. Depending on how each individual is affected by their "condition" they may or may not be fertile to produce offspring.
  • 12-12-2013, 06:32 PM
    aldebono
    Re: Chimeric Rat? Split face coloring.
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    Originally Posted by slania View Post
    Sorry for "reviving" old thread, I found it via random picture search on google...

    Anw, I'm really interested how your rat turned up? :D
    Did he/she had litter and what kind of?

    Cause I have almost exact one!
    And I'm from Croatia x)

    Here's my Loki
    https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.n...67032640_n.jpg

    https://scontent-a-mxp.xx.fbcdn.net/...20624585_n.jpg

    People on NFRS and other forums offered me their litters and money for him but, for a start, we weren't even close for exchange x)
    wouldn't give him anw :P

    Most of them said he wouldn't be fertal but here's some of his baby's from different litters :D

    https://scontent-b-mxp.xx.fbcdn.net/...34143259_n.jpg

    https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.n...36115775_n.jpg

    https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.n...90954732_n.jpg

    He came from a snake breeder so I don't know his parents but he sure has a lot of different genetic material lol

    So I am really interested how yours turned up to be :D

    Very cute rats you have! That blue dumbo rex has my heart. If only I could find some good rex locally.

    The last I heard is he never bred for his new owner. Definitely the same thing at work between our two though.
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