Fig. 3

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