El color en los jerbos es la resultante de la combinación de los siete alelos que componen su genoma. Cada alelo se manifiesta de diferente manera en el color del jerbo y las multiples combinaciones de estos generan una amplia gama de colores.
A continuación se observa un listado con los nombres cientificos que reciben los colores en los jerbos y el genoma correspondiente a cada uno de ellos.
En la fotografía arriba puede observarse un macho color Cream y una hembra color Nutmeg hechada amamantando a sus cinco cachorros, de izquierda a derecha, Lilac (gris), Agouti (marrón), Argente Golden (naranja), Agouti (marrón) y Black (negro). Como puede observarse de la variación genetica de los padres se han obtenido nuevas combinaciones geneticas que se manifiestan como nuevos colores.
| Golden Agouti |
A- |
C- |
D- |
E- |
G- |
P- |
|
| Colourpoint Golden Agouti (Pearl) |
A- |
cbc- |
D- |
E- |
G- |
P- |
|
| Light Colourpoint Golden Agouti |
A- |
cbch |
D- |
E- |
G- |
P- |
|
| Grey Agouti |
A- |
C- |
D- |
E- |
gg |
P- |
|
| Colourpoint Grey Agouti |
A- |
cbcb |
D- |
E- |
gg |
P- |
|
| Light Colourpoint Grey Agouti |
A- |
cbch |
D- |
E- |
gg |
P- |
|
| Argente Golden |
A- |
C- |
D- |
E- |
G- |
pp |
|
| Topaz |
A- |
Ccb |
D- |
E- |
G- |
pp |
|
| Argente Cream |
A- |
Cch |
D- |
E- |
G- |
pp |
|
| Ivory Cream |
A- |
C- |
D- |
E- |
gg |
pp |
|
| Ivory Cream Light |
A- |
Cch |
D- |
E- |
gg |
pp |
|
| Dark Eyed Honey |
A- |
C- |
D- |
ee |
G- |
P- |
|
| Dark Eyed Honey Cream |
A- |
Cc- |
D- |
ee |
G- |
P- |
|
| Colorpoint Dark Eyed Honey |
A- |
cbcb |
D- |
ee |
G- |
P- |
|
| Light Colorpoint Dark Eyed Honey |
A- |
cbch |
D- |
ee |
G- |
P- |
|
| Yellow Fox (REH) |
A- |
C- |
D- |
ee |
G- |
pp |
|
| Lightened Yellow Fox |
A- |
Cc- |
D- |
ee |
G- |
pp |
|
| Polar Fox |
A- |
C- |
D- |
ee |
gg |
P- |
|
| Lightened Polar Fox |
A- |
Cc- |
D- |
ee |
gg |
P- |
|
| Colorpoint Polar Fox |
A- |
cbcb |
D- |
ee |
gg |
P- |
|
| Light Colorpoint Polar Fox |
A- |
cbch |
D- |
ee |
gg |
P- |
|
| Red Eyed Polar Fox |
A- |
C- |
D- |
ee |
gg |
pp |
|
| Black |
aa |
C- |
D- |
E- |
G- |
P- |
|
| Colourpoint Black (Burmese) |
aa |
cbcb |
D- |
E- |
G-(?) |
P- |
|
| Light Colourpoint Black (Siamese) |
aa |
cbch |
D- |
E- |
G-(?) |
P- |
|
| Slate |
aa |
C- |
D- |
E- |
gg |
P- |
|
| Colourpoint Slate |
aa |
cbcb |
D- |
E- |
gg |
P- |
|
| Light Colourpoint Slate |
aa |
cbch |
D- |
E- |
gg |
P- |
|
| Lilac |
aa |
C- |
D- |
E- |
G- |
pp |
|
| Sapphire |
aa |
Ccb |
D- |
E- |
G- |
pp |
|
| Dove |
aa |
Cch |
D- |
E- |
G- |
pp |
|
| Ruby Eyed White (REW) |
aa |
C- |
D- |
E- |
gg |
pp |
|
| Nutmeg |
aa |
C- |
D- |
ee |
G- |
P- |
|
| Colourpoint Nutmeg |
aa |
cbcb |
D- |
ee |
G- |
P- |
|
| Light Colourpoint Nutmeg |
aa |
cbch |
D- |
ee |
G- |
P- |
|
| Silver Nutmeg |
aa |
C- |
D- |
ee |
gg |
P- |
|
| Colourpoint Silver Nutmeg |
aa |
cbcb |
D- |
ee |
gg |
P- |
|
| Light Colorpoint Silver Nutmeg |
aa |
cbch |
D- |
ee |
gg |
P- |
|
| Red Fox |
aa |
C- |
D- |
ee |
G- |
pp |
|
| Light Red Fox |
aa |
Cch |
D- |
ee |
G- |
pp |
|
| Pink Eyed White (PEW) |
-- |
chch |
D- |
E- |
-- |
pp |
|
| Dark Tailed White / Himalayan |
-- |
chch |
D- |
E- |
-- |
P- |
|
| Very Dark Tailed White/ Himalayan |
aa |
chch |
D- |
E- |
-- |
P- |
|
| Red Eyed Schimmel |
-- |
C- |
D- |
efef |
G- |
pp |
|
| Red Eyed Silver Nutmeg |
-- |
C- |
D- |
efef |
gg |
pp |
|
| Schimmel |
-- |
C- |
D- |
efef |
G- |
P- |
|
| Colorpoint Schimmel |
-- |
cbch |
D- |
efef |
G- |
P- |
|
| Light Colorpoint Schimmel |
-- |
cbch |
D- |
efef |
G- |
P- |
|
| Silver Schimmel |
-- |
C- |
D- |
efef |
gg |
P- |
|
| Colorpoint Silver Schimmel |
-- |
cbcb |
D- |
efef |
gg |
P- |
|
| Light Colorpoint Silver Schimmel |
-- |
cbch |
D- |
efef |
gg |
P- |
|
| Champagne |
-- |
C- |
D- |
efef |
G- |
P- |
Spsp |
| Dilute Agouti |
A- |
C- |
dd |
E- |
G- |
P- |
|
| Dilute Grey Agouti |
A- |
C- |
dd |
E- |
gg |
P- |
|
| Blue |
aa |
C- |
dd |
E- |
G- |
P- |
|