It does bring up a good question as to how these two mutations are related. We know that lesser X mojave produces a white snake as does lesser X lesser and mojave X mojave (with some apparent differences in the small sample size so far). It will be nice to see more breedings of those white snakes to be sure that the two lines are the same gene (i.e. that white snake X normal can't produce normal, only the parent type(s)).



But even if they are mutations of the same gene and also if the darker lesser line animals do turn out to look the same as the lighter mojave line animals it still doesn't prove they are the SAME mutation of the same gene. They could still be DIFFERENT mutations of the same gene (alleles). Unless we have some way to look at the actual DNA it will be hard to be sure if the differences in the different lines are caused by differences in the white snake mutant gene or differences in other genes in the line. When you look at the extremes like phantom vs. Vin Russo vs. Lesser it seems that there surely must be some actual different mutations involved her. That would tend to make me believe that the different tendencies of the mojave and lesser lines probably indicate some basic difference in the actual mutation and not just family resemblance due to other genes in each line. Both have been bred to enough different normal females that family resemblance due to other genes should have broken down by now.



But with distinct different mutations of the same gene it might get hard to sort them back out now that crosses have been made. When MKR breeds their lesser X mojave white snake to normals will they be able to for sure say which half of the babies are lessers and which are mojave's? What about once people start breeding white snake X white snake. If someone breed a lesser X phantom (aka karma) to a mojave X Vin Russo would you be able to identify for sure which of the babies in the clutch of white snakes where each of the four combinations? It might get a bit tricky.

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