OK I have previously bred dogs, I looked at genetics with respect to undesirable traits but always went with instinct and my eye for traits I wanted.
So I have mum and dad - dads a very dark wild type, mum leucistic - all the wild type siblings turned out dark except this one whose colouring I love (technically a wild type I guess) - apart from that stock I will also have golden albinos available (note we are talking about axies a couple of month old here).
So the question becomes do I have the stock available to me to breed for similar colour? In dogs it would be pretty straight forward - I would breed him with a golden (in dogs this would not be an albino of course) then choose the best (closet) to the desired colour then breed back to the parent with the colouring you want (or grandparent even better if you could find one) - with the golden being a complete outcross "too close" isnt such a drama.
I am aware of course that nature does what it wants and often isnt inclined to "follow the charts" but if I am going to breed I would rather being doing so purposefully (breeding for desired characteristics) than randomly. Colour would of course only be one consideration - have plenty of time in front of me though.
So I have mum and dad - dads a very dark wild type, mum leucistic - all the wild type siblings turned out dark except this one whose colouring I love (technically a wild type I guess) - apart from that stock I will also have golden albinos available (note we are talking about axies a couple of month old here).
So the question becomes do I have the stock available to me to breed for similar colour? In dogs it would be pretty straight forward - I would breed him with a golden (in dogs this would not be an albino of course) then choose the best (closet) to the desired colour then breed back to the parent with the colouring you want (or grandparent even better if you could find one) - with the golden being a complete outcross "too close" isnt such a drama.
I am aware of course that nature does what it wants and often isnt inclined to "follow the charts" but if I am going to breed I would rather being doing so purposefully (breeding for desired characteristics) than randomly. Colour would of course only be one consideration - have plenty of time in front of me though.