Here is an email I just sent to Mike. Let me know what you think of this theory. There is no proof to it, but from what I have gained it makes sense. I would have rewritten it, but I'm really busy, so enjoy:

Mike,
I'm sure you know me for throwing out random theories early, but it really helps me to understand things.

What if Sharp and Caramel are on the same allele?

Because from your breeding:
Sharp X Paradigm (f1: Sharp X Caramel)
you got Sharp and Paradigm, correct?

If the Paradigm was truely DH, shouldn't you also get:
WT het Sharp, and WT het Caramel?
That is to say, you are missing wild type phenotype from your offspring.

If the Caramel and Sharp are on the same allele:
breeding a Paradigm to Sharp will give you all homozygous animals.
Depending which allele they recieved from the sire, they would be Sharp or Paradigm.
Since the only allele they could get from the dam was Sharp.

So the Paradigm is a homozygous animal. If this theory works.
Now to explain the phenotype of Paradigms...

They are basically a combination of Sharp and Caramel, some aspects of each create the morph.
If the two mutations are on the same allele.
Like a red X white flower makes pink.

This is the only theory I can come up with to explain F1 Paradigms, and a FULL litter of them.

Best regards,
Chris

PS: I am posting this email on KS to see what others think of it.

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