Thanks to all the posted suggestions in review #1 thread. I think I've gotten most of the suggestions in. Sorry for whatever I may have missed. Please review again and let me know what I may be missing.



Terms:



Mutant gene = any gene that is different from the corresponding normal gene. Not necessarily a visual mutation.



Het = heterozygous = having two different genes within a gene pair. Most commonly one normal and one mutant but could be two different mutant genes.



Homo = Homozygous = having both genes within a gene pair the same. Can be normal or mutant.



Super = slang term commonly used for Homo dominant mutant gene pair.



Trait = Physical appearance that it distinguishable from normal.



Recessive = Trait is only expressed when the gene pair is Homo for the specific mutant gene.



Dominant = Trait is expressed when the gene pair is Het or Homo for the specific mutant gene. Het and Homo specimens are not 100% distinguishable from each other. Note, in some Dominant traits some of the specimens can be visually identified as Het or Homo.



Codominant = Similar to Dominant except the Homo specimen will have a 100% distinguishable appearance from a Het specimen.



Double Het = has two gene pairs where one gene in each pair is normal and the second gene is a mutant gene. Ie double Het for snow would have a normal gene paired with an albino gene and a normal gene paired with an anerythristic gene.



Triple Het = same as double Het except applies to three gene pairs.







Color mutations in boas:



Albino/Amelanistic (Tyrosinase negative): Recessive - a lack of melanin (black pigmentation) Kahl and Sharp strains.



Anerythristic - Recessive - a lack ______ (red pigmentation) two known strains (type I and type II)



Hypomelanistic - Hypo - Dominant - a reduction in the black pigmentation



Caramel Albino (Tyrosinase positive) : Recessive - Colombian and Nicaraguan strains



Caramel Hypo (Boawoman Hypo)-recessive-a Hypomelanistic trait with similarities to Colombian T-plus Albinos and Pastels.



Pastel - Polygenic - A line of boas selectively bred for less than normal black pigment, not related to a single gene pair.



Blood - Recessive - A Hypererythristic mutation.





Named Color mutation combinations:



Ghost – homozygous anerythristic / heterozygous hypomelanistic

Super Ghost - homozygous anerythristic / homozygous hypomelanistic

Snow – homozygous anerythristic / homozygous albino

Sunglow – homozygous albino / heterozygous hypomelanistic

Super Sunglow - homozygous albino / heterozygous hypomelanistic

Bloody Salmon – homozygous blood / heterozygous hypomelanistic

Moonglow – homozygous anerythristic / homozygous albino / heterozygous hypomelanistic

Super Moonglow – homozygous anerythristic / homozygous albino / homozygous hypomelanistic

Pewter - homozygous type II anerythristic / homozygous blood

Caramel Hypo (Boawoman hypo)- ??????



Locale Related Color Mutations:

Sunset – homozygous hypomelanistic having 50% Hog Island Boa blood

Salmontine – heterozygous hypomelanistic having 50% Argentine Boa blood





Pattern Mutations:

Arabesque – Dominant?

Jungle – Codominant - Originally identified in Sweden,

Motley – Codominant

Stripe – Recessive

Reverse Stripe – Recessive?

Leopard – Recessive - dark color, a mix of underlying tones and marbled pattern.

European Squaretail - Recessive - long list of variable characteristics.

Scoria - Recessive? - Pink pattern-less with two parallel lines down back.

Aztec - Dominant?

Gray pattern-less - unknown
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0.1 Wife (WC)

0.2 kids (CBB)

2.7 Brazilian Rainbow Boa (adult breeders)

2.5 Brazilian Rainbow Boa (sub-adult from 2004)

4.8 Brazilian Rainbow Boa (sub-adult from 2005)

2.1 Hypomelanistic BRB

0.1 Het for Hypomelanistic BRB

0.1 BCI "Elvira" normal from 1989

1.0 BCI albino / het-anery

0.1 BCI Hypo / het-albino

0.1 BCI Anery / het-albino

0.1 BCI Hypo (possible super)

1.0 BCI albino het stripe

1.0 BCI salmon hypo

0.1 BCI ghost



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