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Autosomal Recessive inheritance
Autosomal Co-Dominant inheritance
Sex-linked Recessive inheritance
Primary Mutations
Yellowcheek
Fancy Mutations
Outside USA
Australian Spangle
West Coast Silver
Unclassified
Lutino Pearl Pied
Whiteface Lutino ("Albino")
Cross Mutations
Rarer Cross Mutations
Rare Multiple Cross Mutations
PHOTO CREDITS:   Top of page: c. 2005  Alane Grieshaber;
Tthumbnail Whiteface Suffused Silver  c. Laurie Bethea;  Thumbnail Pied: c.2006 Nancy E. Johnson,       
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c. 2006 Susanne Ravillion, Australian Platinum,   Thumbnails center:
# one, six and seven;  c.2007  Nancy E. Johnson;  thumbnails center  # two, three, four, and five c. 2006
Herschel and Elsie Burgin; and thumbnail #8, c. 2006 Sandra Trottier.
Whiteface Pied
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