Fig. 2

Types of crosses involved in the production of Dark-colored American mink. a. The overall parentage of Dark-colored offspring where; 1 = Sire is Dark, 2 = Dam is Dark, 3 = Both sire and dam are Dark, 4 = Neither sire nor dam is Dark, and 5 = Color not identified in sire or dam or both. b. mating sire and dam of the Dark color in American mink. c. production of Dark color offspring when sire is Dark, and dam is of a different color. d. production of Dark color offspring when dam is Dark, and sire is of a different color. D = Dark, P = Pastel, DE = Demi, M = Mahogany, SD = Stardust, and B = Brown