A (Agouti or Pattern) Locus
Allele Code |
Name |
Co-Dominant with |
Dominant to |
Description |
Awt |
White |
(none) |
Agt, Ag, Ab, At, Aa |
Solid white sheep. |
Agt |
Grey Mouflon (Iceland) |
(none) *1 |
Ag, Ab, At, Aa |
Grey upper body (colored tog, white thel). Colored head, legs, tail. White
throat, belly, under tail. Sugar lips (white). White inside ears. White
eyebrows. |
Ag |
Grey |
Ab, At |
Aa *2 |
Grey body (colored tog, white thel). Colored head, legs, tail. Sugar Lips (white). White inside ears. |
Ab |
Badgerface |
Ag, At *3 |
Aa |
White upper body. Colored belly. Colored head with white mask across nose. |
At |
Mouflon (Reverse badgerface) |
Ag, Ab |
Aa |
Colored upper body, head, legs, tail. White throat, belly, under
tail. White inside ears. White eyebrows. |
Aa |
Solid |
(none) |
(none) |
Solid color. |
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1
There are conflicting reports on the web regarding whether Agt is co-dominant with Ab.
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2
It is possible that Ag is incompletely dominant over Aa, where [Ag/Ag] appears greyer than [Ag/Aa].
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3
A badgerface mouflon [Ab/At] will appear white with a line of color where the two
patterns don't quite meet on the rear leg or buttocks.
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