Many people wonder how genetics work on Alacrity, or how a pup's marking choices happen.
The Genetics for Coat Color:
46.666% chance to be mom's coat color
46.666% chance to be dad's coat color
6.666% chance for a random coat color
The random coat has a chance percentage based on the commonality of the coat.
Random coat chances:
65% chance of a common coat
20% chance of a rare coat
10% chance of a very rare coat
5% chance of an ultra rare coat
The Genetics for Eye Color:
46.666% chance to be mom's eye color
46.666% chance to be dad's eye color
6.666% chance for a random eye color
The random eye color has a chance percentage based on the commonality of the eye color.
Random eye color chances:
65% chance of a common eye color
20% chance of a rare eye color
10% chance of a very rare eye color
5% chance of an ultra rare eye color
The Genetics for White and Tan Markings:
93% chance of getting a white or tan marking number between mom and dad's number*
7% chance of getting a random white marking
The random White/Tan Marking has a chance percentage based on the commonality of the marking.
65% chance of a common white or tan marking
20% chance of a rare white or tan marking
10% chance of a very rare white or tan marking
5% chance of an ultra rare white or tan marking
*For example, if the mother had a White7 marking and the father had a White1 marking, the Pup could have a marking between White1 and White7.
The Genetics for Secondary Markings:
46.666% chance of mom's secondary
46.666% chance of dad's secondary
6.666% chance of random secondary
If random secondary:
50% chance of no marking at all
50% chance of completely random
Random Secondary Chances:
33.333% brown secondary
33.333% black secondary
33.333% white secondary
After a color is chosen for the random secondary, the marking of that color is based on rarity:
65% chance of a common secondary
20% chance of a rare secondary
10% chance of a very rare secondary
5% chance of an ultra rare secondary
Opacity of Secondary Markings:
If the marking is inherited from a parent, it checks to see if the other parent has the same marking in a nearby slot. If they do, the opacity is the average between the two. If not, they inherit the parent's opacity.
If it's a random marking, they get a completely random opacity.