Hamsters do inherit their traits for long fur or short fur through the parents. The parents are what affects the offspring's traits, these are determined by the different genes. For example, if there is a recessive gene for short fur, then there will be less of a chance for the offspring to inherit short fur and vice versa. In some instances, there is a recessive gene and a dominant gene, in that case, the dominant gene will overpower the recessive gene hence it's name. There are three types of possible gene pairs, homozygous dominant: AA, homozygous recessive aa, and heterozygous dominant, Aa.If there is two of the recessive genes, then there is a higher chance for the short fur to appear in the offspring and etc.