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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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