ok this thread is no longer about snakes but that's ok because some people tend to spout off at the mouth about somethings they have no idea about. First off human genetics are not a luck of the draw. Most genetic traits are passed the same way that the simple recessive, co-dom, and dom genes are in snakes. However, some of the traits us humans have are compiled on top of each other often masking or exagerating them. There was two studies done around 1920 in new york state to test whether or not the tendancy to commit crimal acts and whether feeble-mindedness was able to passed on to future generations. In both studies, there was strong evidence to support the claims. You can look up both these studies. The families were the Jukes and the Kallikaks.
Now to dog breeding. Grand Champion dogs are bred and created. You must be very careful with the breedings to ensure that the conformation standards are met perfectly. For instance, if the breed standard for a dog is 18 inches at the withers, no dog that is 21 inches could have a chance at winning in a show surrounded by dogs that were all 18 inches. Granted there is primping involved in the form of great training and making sure the dogs coat, skin, nails and teeth are all clean, nicely trimmed and shiny but that's where the primping ends and the rest is up to the genes.
This goes the same with snakes. Anyone can go buy a pastel male and a couple average adult females and breed them. He will produce some average pastels. Now the breeder that has done his work and know's wich females through some great yellow babies produces stunning pastels that should be worth more since the genetics, not just the pastel genetics are better.
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Josh Hutto
JKReptiles


2.3 het pied (RDR, alan bosch x 2, BHB x 2)
0.1 High Contrast Albino (Gulf Coast)
1.1 het albino (ben siegel, Gulf Coast)
1.2 het citrus ghost(Gulf Coast line)
1.0 citrus ghost (Gulf Coast line)
0.1 graz pastel female
1.6 05 normal bp's
0.6 04 normal bp's
2.5 adult normal bp's (some need breeding to see if norm)
4 various corns
0.1 brazilian rainbow boa (alan bosch)
1.0 american pit bull terrior
1.1 taco dogs (ankle biters)
1.0 grey cat
1.1 bearded dragons

a BAD dog is MADE not bred, support the American Pit Bull Terrior as the greatest breed of dogs on Earth!!!!!

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