Stunning snakes. So what is the inheritance pattern of this trait?



I actually like the RDP name better. It more accurately describes the trait. Sadly the ball python world, and to a lesser extent then Boa constrictor world has propagated the trend of naming traits after something that is not easily unrelated to the look of the animal. Here I can somewhat see that you have "wiped out" the dorsal patter, but I still think RDP is better.



Here is my issue with the other two names, total and extreme wipe out... Why? If these are a homozygous form of an incomplete-dominant trait, I can see calling them something related but different to highlight the genetic different, however, if it is not, and all of these snakes carry the same genetic coding for this trait, then calling the total and ultra or whatever, would be like people calling pied ball pythons all different names to describe how white they are. Ultra-white pied, ni-white pied, etc. Or grading their anerythristics, slightly brown anerys, or ultra grey anerys. If you are set on the name wipeout, then stick with that, then simply grade the animals. High expression and low expression.



Maybe what I am saying makes no sense, but I see little benefit in naming a single trait multiple things.

Right, that is my morning grump out of the way. I need coffee, then back to writing my lecture for this morning.



Great looking snakes by the way.



Warren
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Dr Warren Booth / Director USARK

North Carolina State University

Department of Entomology

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