The baby hamsters received alleles from both their mother and father.
These alleles determine their unique traits and characteristics. Alleles are alternate forms of a gene, and each gene has two alleles - one inherited from the mother and one inherited from the father. The combination of alleles received from both parents determines the specific traits that the baby hamsters will possess.
For example, if the mother hamster has a brown fur allele (B) and the father has a white fur allele (W), the baby hamsters could inherit either a brown allele (B) from the mother or a white allele (W) from the father. Depending on the specific combination of alleles, the baby hamsters could have brown fur (BB), white fur (WW), or a mix of the two (BW).
In this way, the alleles received from their parents contribute to the genetic diversity and uniqueness of each baby hamster. They determine various characteristics such as fur color, eye color, coat patterns, size, and temperament.