Fig. 5

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