If a Lucy cross when bred to a normal only produces Lessers and Butters, or Mojaves, or what not, then that means that they are alleles for each other, meaning the offspring receive one or the other, and not both.



This is different compared to lets say breeding a Killer Bee (Super Pastel Spider) to a normal. In this situation pastel and spider are on different chromosomes, so 100% of the offspring would be pastel, and half of those would theoretically be Bumblebees (Pastel Spiders).



So in essence, if they are occupying same position on the same chromosome(alleles) then you can't get the offspring to exhibit both traits, but if they are in a different position,or on separate chromosomes, then you can.



Hope this helps, typed it up really fast, let me know if you have any more questions, or if something is unclear.



Dan

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