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kathylove
at Thu Mar 23 08:46:26 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by kathylove ]
that various bloodlines tend to share traits, both physical and mental. Not every baby will show the same traits, but a higher proportion of a bloodline will show traits similar to other family members, just as in dogs or even humans.
I too had a line of white Tx. rats that was unusually calm. I didn't breed for it, but it seemed a trait of that family line.
OTOH, my line of okeetees seems unusually good at feeding and showing pretty colors, but tends to produce a higher than normal number of babies that have some "attitude".
Unless it is a simple recessive trait such as amel, the "look" and "personality" of a snake (or any animal) is controlled by many genes as well as influenced by some environmental factors. That is why I believe that a particular family line may show a higher number of individuals with certain physical or personality traits, but you can't ever predict their exact physical or mental make up with certainty.
However, the longer a "breed" or the same or similar bloodlnes (whether a recognized breed or not) are established, and bred within themselves for certain traits, the more likely each individual will share those traits. That is because carriers of non-conforming genes will be eliminated each generation as they show up, eventually causing them to show up fewer times each generation.
I have seen the beginnings of this logic in my own family lines, and believe it will be more pronounced the longer and more intensively I breed those lines for certain traits.
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I have definitely noticed... - kathylove, Thu Mar 23 08:46:26 2006