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RE: Boa genetics question

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Posted by: jayf at Sun Apr 16 18:37:26 2006   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by jayf ]  
   

here is something i have been working on ...

Boa Constrictor Imperator Genetic Mutation List

Color Mutations:
Albinistic – recessive – two strains: Khal and Sharp
Tyrosinase Positive Albinistic - recessive
Hypomelanistic – dominant
Anerythristic – recessive – two strains: type I and type II
Pastel – polygenic
Blood - recessive

Color Mutation Combinations:
Ghost – homozygous anerythristic heterozygous hypomelanistic
Super Ghost - homozygous anerythristic homozygous hypomelanistic
Snow – homozygous anerythristic homozygous albinistic
Sunglow – homozygous albinistic heterozygous hypomelanistic
Super Sunglow - homozygous albinistic heterozygous hypomelanistic
Bloody Salmon – homozygous blood heterozygous hypomelanistic

Locale Related Color Mutations:
Sunset – homozygous hypomelanistic having 50% Hog Island Boa blood
Slamontine – heterozygous hypomelanistic having 50% Argentine Boa blood

Pattern Mutations:
Arabesque – dominant
Jungle – co-dominant
Motley – co-dominant
Stripe – recessive
Reverse Stripe – recessive?
Leopard - recessive

it is not complete ... and you can find more information if you click on the care sheet link on the kingsnake website and click on the boa morphs page.
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- Jason F.


   

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