Monk Parakeet (Monk Paracheet / Quakers) Color & Genetics Calculator — Predict offspring colors from parent genetics.
| Locus | Genotype Selection |
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| G |
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| D |
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| Fa |
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| De |
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| Chro1 | Chro2 | Phenotype | |
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| B |
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| tq |
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| aq |
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| Locus | Z1 | Z2 | Visual |
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| cin |
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| ino |
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| inopd |
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| op |
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| Locus | Genotype Selection |
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| G |
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| D |
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| NSL |
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| Fa |
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| De |
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| Chro1 | Chro2 | Phenotype | |
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| B |
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| tq |
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| aq |
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| Locus | Z | Visual |
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| cin |
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| ino |
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| inopd |
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| op |
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| Sex | Phenotype | Chance within sex |
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| Abbreviation | Full Name | Inheritance | Notes |
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| G / g | Grey | Dominant / Recessive | G/+ = Grey SF, G/G = Grey DF |
| D | Dark | Incomplete Dominant | D/+ = Dark SF, D/D = Dark DF |
| bl | Blue | Recessive | bl/bl = Blue, bl/+ = Green |
| bl_tq | Turquoise | Co-dominant (multi-allele) | bl_tq/bl_tq = Turquoise |
| bl_aq | Aqua | Co-dominant (multi-allele) | bl_aq/bl_aq = Aqua |
| cin | Cinnamon | Sex-linked Recessive | Females: 1 copy = visual |
| ino / pd | INO / Pallid | Sex-linked (same locus) | Alleles at same locus. Heteroallelic (ino+pd) = INO/Pallid visual. Pd visual can split to INO. |
| op | Opaline | Sex-linked Recessive | Separate locus. Can combine with INO/Pallid (e.g., INO/Pallid split Opaline). |
| a | NSL INO | Autosomal Recessive | Independent assortment |
| fa | Fallow | Autosomal Recessive | Pink eyes, golden body |
| cr | DEC | Autosomal Recessive | Dark-Eyed Clear |
This free Quaker Parrot color calculator (also known as Monk Parakeet or Monk Paracheet) helps breeders predict the exact colors and genetic splits produced from any two parent parrots. Simply select the genetics for your sire (male) and dam (female), then click Calculate to see all possible offspring phenotypes with probabilities.
Quaker Parrots (Myiopsitta monachus) carry a wide range of color mutations including Turquoise, Blue, INo, Pallid, INO/Pallid, Opaline, Cinnamon, NSL INO, Fallow, DEC, Dark, and Grey. The sex-linked genes (Cinnamon, INO/Pallid, Opaline) follow ZW sex determination — males are ZZ and females are ZW — and can recombine on the Z chromosome.
This calculator uses a full 4-locus sex-linked model matching gencalc.com, with accurate recombination rates: Cinnamon–INO at 3%, INO–Opaline at 30%, and Cinnamon–Opaline at 7%. It supports all co-dominant and split combinations, making it ideal for both hobbyist breeders and professional Quaker Parakeet color breeding programs.
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