Cinnamon is a recessive mutation that cropped up in 1958. [1] Originally called Amber in America [2], it is a gene that modifies the black pigment in the Golden Coloured Syrian Hamsters.
Cinnamon and Rust are often confused with each other by people newer to the fancy and in the 1960s a research paper was published calling Rust, Cinnamon which added to the confusion. [3]
Cinnamon and Rust are often confused with each other by people newer to the fancy and in the 1960s a research paper was published calling Rust, Cinnamon which added to the confusion. [3]
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References
[1] Logsdail, C., Logsdail, P. and Hovers, K. (2002). Hamsterlopaedia. Surrey [England]: Ringpress, p.133.
[2] R. Whitney, G. Burns & C. W. Nixon (1964) Rust, a new mutation in Syrin Hamsters: The American Naturalist, Volume 98 No. 889.
[3] ROBINSON, R. (1960). Occurrence of a Brown Mutation in the Syrian Hamster. Nature, 187(4732), pp.170-171.
[2] R. Whitney, G. Burns & C. W. Nixon (1964) Rust, a new mutation in Syrin Hamsters: The American Naturalist, Volume 98 No. 889.
[3] ROBINSON, R. (1960). Occurrence of a Brown Mutation in the Syrian Hamster. Nature, 187(4732), pp.170-171.