progeny was less variable (38.4-64.5%), regardless of the average red proportion in the parents, except for the crosses between red parents where no Kohaku offspring were found.
The proportions of these phenotypes were studied in progeny of Kohaku parents with various levels of red coverage (1/3, 2/3, 3/3, “high” and “low” ). In the first trial, where only Kohaku parents were used, the crosses are ranked in ascending order of average red coverage in the parents (Table 3 ). Although none of the three phenotypes in progeny correlates with the extent of red coverage in the parents, effects of individual parents can be detected. For example: Female “2/3” produced the highest proportion of Kohaku offspring regardless of the male parent used. Male “ 1/3 ” gave similar results with both “ 1/ 3” and “3/3” females but different with female “2/3” (Trial 1, Table 3 ). “Low” coverage female produced more transparent and less red progeny compared to the “high” coverage female (Trial 2, Table 3).