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Old 03-21-2008   #22 (permalink)
JasPR
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close enough!

The black nishikigoi with a white belly, represents the second degree of karasugoi. That is, a mutation with a second mutation! This is a fish that is delevoping the white spreading gene.
From this fish we next get :
1) Hajiro- the 'same fish' but with white spreading into the fins ( tail and tips of pecs)

Then from there we get:
2) Hagashiro- same as hajiro but now we see white speading also onto the head

Then from there we get:
3) Yotsushiro - the same as Hagashiro only now we seen the dorsal and caudal fins with white spreading gene influence/expression.

These all represent genetic progression/expression of the white spreading gene on a hyper melanistic morph of common carp.

From here the karasui clan produces pattern variation in two varieties as the white spreading gene invades further into the hyper melanistic skin ( Suminagashi and matsukawabake) and finally, doitsu us added to produce a second level of the clan in doitsu versions.

- JR
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