Question: Genetic Combinations

Hello people!

I am working on a punnett square of the most common axolotl genetic traits for fun. I have the leucism gene, and the three that affect melanophores, iridophores and xanthophores. I have a number of combinations of recessive traits that aren't common and I don't know the names for them or even if there are names for them.

Does anyone know the common names for any of these combinations? Pictures of axolotls with these traits would also be much appreciated.

d - "dark" (leucism)
m - iridophores
a - melanophores
ax - xnathophores

d/d m/m A/A AX/AX (leucistic melanoid?)

D/D M/M a/a ax/ax

D/D m/m A/A ax/ax (axanthic melanoid?)

d/d M/M A/A ax/ax (axanthic leucistic?)

d/d m/m A/A AX/AX (leucistic melanoid?)

d/d m/m a/a AX/AX (leucistic melanoid albino?)

d/d M/M a/a ax/ax

d/d m/m a/a ax/ax


Unfortunately the image is too large to post so I am posting the jpeggy compressed version.

I think it would be particularly interesting to see the D/D M/M a/a ax/ax one because that combination would result in only iridophores being expressed, like an axolotl covered in sequins.

The axanthic gene also suppresses iridophores, so an axanthic albino looks virtually the same as a melanoid albino. The only difference is a few xanthaphores across the head of the axie when young.
There are pictures on axolotl.org.

Ahh, you're right, I misread that part. I got most of my information from there and when it said the axanthic albino lacks melaophores, xanthophores and iridophores, I assumed that meant it was homozygous for melanism, but it is just the result of iridophores being suppressed. Thank you

That means the combination I don't know is D/D m/m a/a ax/ax. it sounds like the phenotype would look almost identical, but I am curious to know if we have a name for it.