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Genetic Notation OverviewPhenotype Naming Conventions

Angelfish Genetics Calculator


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Genetic Notation Rule Example / Description

Each gene is indicated by a single letteror group of letters

D = Dark geneGm = Gold Marble gene

Dominant genes begin with a capital

letter; recessive genes always lowercase

M = Marble is dominant

g = Gold is recessive

Wild is indicated by + sign to indicatethe lack of a gene at the given locus

D/+ = One Dark gene and one wildtype+/+ = Silver or Wild Type Angelfish

Dominant gene always shown beforethe recessive for the given locus

D/g should be used instead ofg/D


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Display Order Phenotype Name Group1 Philippine Blue

2 Albino

3 Gold, Gold Marble, Marble

4 Platinum5 Streaked

6 Zebra, Smokey, Chocolate, Leopard

7 Halfblack

8 Dark Types (Lace, Hybrid, Black, Pinoy)

9 Ghost, Blushing

10 Common Names (Koi, Clown, Paraiba, etc)

11 Pearlscale

12 Veiltail


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The Philippine Blue gene isrecessive

In single dose (heterozygous),this gene is not referred to inthe Phenotype Name (+/pb),

however can be identifiedsometimes in the fins of anadult

In double dose (homozygous),the blue bodied angelfish isreferred to as Philippine Blue

(abbreviated often to Blue);variations are found incombination with Stripeless orDark genes

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Blue Peruvian Glitter by Dena Edwards


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Albino follows onlyPhilippine Blue

It is also recessive andrequires 2 alleles ofalbino to affect thephenotype

An Albino angelfishwill be void of all color

pigments and will havethe distinctive albinored/pink eye

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Albino Pearlscale by Tony Boeckholt


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Next in the phenotypenaming convention isGold, Gold Marble or

Marble combinations Gold (g/g)

Silver Gold Marble(Gm/+)

Marble(dd) (M/M)

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Marble Blushing by Dena Edwards


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Platinum is thecombination of 2x Goldand 2x Philippine Bluegenes

Platinum Marble is thecombination of 2x GoldMarble and 2xPhilippine Blue genes

Platinum is used todescribe the platinumwhite coloring in theangelfish

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Platinum Pearlscale Veiltailby Theresa Bordelon


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The presence of theStreaked gene is onlynoted when in

combination with aDark gene

When no Dark geneexists its existence is

only identified in thegenotype

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Streaked Smokey Pinoy by Dena Edwards


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Next in the PhenotypeNaming Convention isthe combination ofZebra and/or Smokey

genes Zebra (Z/+ or Z/Z)

Smokey (Sm/+)

Chocolate (Sm/Sm)

Smokey Leopard (Z/+Sm/+)

Chocolate Leopard(dd)(Z/Z Sm/Sm)

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Blue Leopard Veiltail by Raechell Artrup


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Halfblack is arecessive gene thatoccasionally the

trained eye canidentify hints of it inheterozygous form

Halfblack angels can

be tricky as theysometimes do notturn

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Halfblack Veiltail by Ton Don


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Each Dark Typeincludes at least oneDark gene

The presence of theDark gene affects theoverall coloration

Black Lace (D/+) Hybrid Black (D/Gm,

D/g)

Double Dark Black(D/D) Pinoy (D/+ pb/pb) Clown Lace (D/+ S/Z)

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Pinoy Paraiba by Leslie James


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The addition of theStripeless gene affects thedark pigment and/or theappearance of the gillplates

Ghosts will often havefewer if not no visiblebody stripes

Blushing affects the gillplates. They are thin and

translucent which allowsthe coloring of the gills toshow through as if blushwere applied to the checkarea

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Blue Ghost by Leslie James


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Common Names aredistinctive to describe thevisible appearance

Koi is an orange, blackand white colored fish

Clown (S/Z) is thecombination of Stripelessand Zebra. Without thiscommon name theywould be known as aZebra Ghost

Paraiba is the combinationof Stripeless andPhilippine Blue (S/Spb/pb)

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Koi by Carol Francis


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When the scales donot lay flat, and givethe appearance of astring of pearls it isknown as a Pearlscale(p/p)

In single dose the

trained can identifythe slight deformity

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Blue Smokey Pearlscale by Dena Edwards


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Angels withDorsal/Anal /Caudalfins the length of thebody or longer are

considered Veiltails(V/+)

Super Veiltails (V/V)occur when the

Dorsal/Anal/Caudalfins are twice thelength of the body

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Blue Zebra Super Veiltailby Raechell Artrup


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For the given cross the Angelfish Genetics Calculatorwill:

Calculate all possible genotypes

Calculate the percentage of occurrence

Will not indicate the presence of hidden genes inthe phenotype name

Will require extra time when more than 4 loci areinvolved. It is complicated to determine all thecrosses and then to calculate the percentage whenthere are several hundred or thousands ofpossibilities

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GenotypeOrder

The TAS AngelfishGenetics Calculator will listgenotypes in a specificorder. This is simply theorder the Loci aredisplayed. PhenotypeNaming follows its own setof rules, guidelines anddisplay order.

The exact genotype order

doesnt really matter.However, we have usedthis as a standard in ournew genetic calculator.

Sort Order Locus

1 Dark Locus (D, Gm, M, g)

2 Stripeless Locus (S, Z)

3 Smokey Locus (Sm)

4 Veiltail Locus (V)

5 Streaked Locus (St)

6 Philippine Blue Locus (pb)

7 Pearlscale Locus (p)

8 Albino Locus (a)

9 Half Black Locus (hb)

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