We really dont know how the genetics are working with the harlequins... seems to be some funky stuff going on. The patternless has really thrown everyone for a loop as well.

So we really dont know which individuals within the bloodline are going to throw aberrant or high color traits. Therefore everything produced by the bloodline is considered harlequin... at this point it doesnt matter how many generations down.

I think you are dead on in saying that as you get into further outcrossed generations that the harlequin traits will be weakened. I believe this has been observed through trails with the harlys. Often I have seen the Magee's refer to 1/4 blood harlequins .. or 1/8th.. etc . The more harlequin blood the better. But, again, at this point it doesnt matter if its 1/2 harly blood of 1/64... they are still considered harlequin... There is no phenotype parameters to define what is and isnt... only the bloodline.
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