De Satinet: Wout van Gils. A****GENERAL. With this mutation, the black eumelanin is completely prevented from developing, the phaeomelanin partially, which gives a reduced brown-beige striping. The reduction of the phaeomelanin should not be strong, a visible presence of melanin on the head is required, while stripes must be clearly visible on the back and flanks. A heavy, light brown stripe with as little interruption as possible indicates a sateen from the brown series. A sateen from the Isabel series will have a finer and more interrupted beige stripe.
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