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Originally Posted by sushi_78
What is the process for a new colour being recognised by the NHC? I suppose it has to be shown to breed true?
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Doric Hamstery wrote a very good blog post last year about the new Roborovski genes that she's working with which explains some of the things that need to be considered:
https://dorichamstery.com/2018/08/14...ck-roborovski/
The Standards Council are the ones who set the Show Standards and determine what is considered to be a recognised mutation as opposed to being a poor example of something else. When the BEW Chinese was first discovered, breeders had to prove that they weren't just a Dominant Spot without markings by breeding three generations to present to the Standards Council. Lilliput Hams managed this and successfully produced an entirely BEW litter out of two BEW parents.