Vocabulary
Here are some common abbreviations, words, and terminology used when speaking about sugar gliders, their colors, and genetics:
Alleles- Each alternate form of a gene. The alleles are represented by letters on a punnett square.
Dominant- Refers to an allele of a gene that is always expressed in heterozygotes. Shown with a capital letter in a punnett square.
Gene- Section of a chromosome that carries the information for a specific trait.
Het- Short for Heterozygote.
Heterozygous- Having two different alleles of a gene pair. (one dominant, one recessive example Aa or Bb).
Homozygous- Having the same allele at the same locus on a chromosome; two recessive genes are paired, or two dominant genes are paired. (either one dominant, one dominant ~0R~ one recessive, one recessive example aa or AA).
Punnett square- A diagram shows possible gene combinations of offspring to a mated pair.
Recessive- In order for the trait to be expressed, there must be two copies of the allele. The gene or trait is hidden in the presence of a dominant one. Shown with a lower case letter in a punnett square.
WF- White Face, a sugar glider lacking the bar under it's ear.
WFB- White Face Blonde, a sugar glider lacking the bar under it's ear, plus the blonde coloration.
WT- Wild Type or Normal this refers to the color most often found in the wild.
CH= Champagne
CIN= Cinnamon
CINH= Cinnamon Het
PCINH= Possible Cinnamon Het
STND= Standard/Gray
L= Leucistic
LH= Leucistic Het
PLH= Possible Leucistic Het
PLH66= 66% Possible Leucistic Het
PLH50= 50% Possible Leucistic Het
PLT= Platinum
PPLT=Possibly Platinum
PPLTH= Possible Platinum Het*
AL= Albino (T-)
ALH= Possible Albino Het
PALH= Possible Albino Het
CR= Creamino (Albino T+)
CRH= Creamino Het
PCRH= Possible Creamino Het WF= White Face
WFH= White Face het
PWF= Possible White Face
PWFH= Possible White Face Het
WFB= White Face Blonde
WFBH= White Face Blonde Het
WFBPH= White Face Blonde Possible Het
WT= White Tip
WTH= White Tip Het
PWT= Possible White Tip
PWTH= Possible White Tip Het
RNGTL= Ring Tailed
MOS= Mosaic
RDSR= Red Series
PRDSR= Possible Red Series
Gen= Generation
Here are some common abbreviations, words, and terminology used when speaking about sugar gliders, their colors, and genetics:
Alleles- Each alternate form of a gene. The alleles are represented by letters on a punnett square.
Dominant- Refers to an allele of a gene that is always expressed in heterozygotes. Shown with a capital letter in a punnett square.
Gene- Section of a chromosome that carries the information for a specific trait.
Het- Short for Heterozygote.
Heterozygous- Having two different alleles of a gene pair. (one dominant, one recessive example Aa or Bb).
Homozygous- Having the same allele at the same locus on a chromosome; two recessive genes are paired, or two dominant genes are paired. (either one dominant, one dominant ~0R~ one recessive, one recessive example aa or AA).
Punnett square- A diagram shows possible gene combinations of offspring to a mated pair.
Recessive- In order for the trait to be expressed, there must be two copies of the allele. The gene or trait is hidden in the presence of a dominant one. Shown with a lower case letter in a punnett square.
WF- White Face, a sugar glider lacking the bar under it's ear.
WFB- White Face Blonde, a sugar glider lacking the bar under it's ear, plus the blonde coloration.
WT- Wild Type or Normal this refers to the color most often found in the wild.
CH= Champagne
CIN= Cinnamon
CINH= Cinnamon Het
PCINH= Possible Cinnamon Het
STND= Standard/Gray
L= Leucistic
LH= Leucistic Het
PLH= Possible Leucistic Het
PLH66= 66% Possible Leucistic Het
PLH50= 50% Possible Leucistic Het
PLT= Platinum
PPLT=Possibly Platinum
PPLTH= Possible Platinum Het*
AL= Albino (T-)
ALH= Possible Albino Het
PALH= Possible Albino Het
CR= Creamino (Albino T+)
CRH= Creamino Het
PCRH= Possible Creamino Het WF= White Face
WFH= White Face het
PWF= Possible White Face
PWFH= Possible White Face Het
WFB= White Face Blonde
WFBH= White Face Blonde Het
WFBPH= White Face Blonde Possible Het
WT= White Tip
WTH= White Tip Het
PWT= Possible White Tip
PWTH= Possible White Tip Het
RNGTL= Ring Tailed
MOS= Mosaic
RDSR= Red Series
PRDSR= Possible Red Series
Gen= Generation