Fig. 4

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