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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• Paradigm genetics...thoughts on theory? - ChrisGilbert, Fri Sep 22 16:41:22 2006
• Well Chris - giantkeeper, Fri Sep 22 16:47:23 2006
• More, for everyone - giantkeeper, Fri Sep 22 16:49:53 2006
• ^ EVERYONE SHOULD READ ABOVE ^ n/p - ChrisGilbert, Fri Sep 22 17:02:27 2006
• The breeding that had Normals... - ChrisGilbert, Fri Sep 22 17:01:40 2006
• I don't know Chris - giantkeeper, Fri Sep 22 17:04:01 2006
• I don't know either... - ChrisGilbert, Fri Sep 22 17:07:11 2006
• It is VERY plausible, more.... - rainbowsrus, Fri Sep 22 18:10:52 2006
• That would be the next test... - ChrisGilbert, Fri Sep 22 18:14:11 2006
• RE: That would be the next test... - Paul Hollander, Fri Sep 22 18:55:49 2006
• Very true if this is the case........... - vcaruso15, Fri Sep 22 19:07:42 2006
• Not only would it be a 1/16... - ChrisGilbert, Fri Sep 22 19:39:50 2006
• Actually, higher odds of proving.... - rainbowsrus, Fri Sep 22 19:49:32 2006
• RE: Actually, higher odds of proving.... - vcaruso15, Fri Sep 22 20:20:00 2006
• look here............... - vcaruso15, Fri Sep 22 20:25:57 2006
• Exactly.... - rainbowsrus, Fri Sep 22 21:16:54 2006
• I agree. - vcaruso15, Fri Sep 22 21:22:31 2006
• RE: Actually, higher odds of proving.... - ChrisGilbert, Sat Sep 23 14:07:13 2006
• RE: Paradigm genetics...thoughts on theory? - vcaruso15, Fri Sep 22 17:43:40 2006
• The flower analogy... - ChrisGilbert, Fri Sep 22 18:01:57 2006
• From reading... - Psycodelic, Fri Sep 22 17:44:22 2006
• The Caramel... - ChrisGilbert, Fri Sep 22 17:57:37 2006
• RE: The Caramel... - styrsnake, Fri Sep 22 18:40:26 2006
• I feel the same way... - ChrisGilbert, Fri Sep 22 19:35:19 2006
• RE: From reading... - Paul Hollander, Fri Sep 22 18:24:31 2006
• YUP! - ChrisGilbert, Fri Sep 22 18:30:28 2006
• wonderful world of multiple alleles - Paul Hollander, Fri Sep 22 18:05:51 2006
• Paul, thanks, and more... - ChrisGilbert, Fri Sep 22 18:11:33 2006
• Chris, paul has it right....duh ; - )... - rainbowsrus, Fri Sep 22 18:19:45 2006
• or even better - rainbowsrus, Fri Sep 22 18:21:11 2006
• I'm saying... - ChrisGilbert, Fri Sep 22 18:26:06 2006
• RE: I'm saying... - rainbowsrus, Fri Sep 22 18:30:12 2006
• That's what I am getting at... - ChrisGilbert, Fri Sep 22 18:32:53 2006
• RE: I'm saying... - Paul Hollander, Fri Sep 22 18:45:15 2006
• Must exit. Good discussion. n/p - Paul Hollander, Fri Sep 22 18:57:38 2006
• Sorry you had to go... - ChrisGilbert, Fri Sep 22 19:37:49 2006
• Well, I'm no Paul but...... - rainbowsrus, Fri Sep 22 19:57:49 2006
• I could very likely be wrong... - ChrisGilbert, Sat Sep 23 14:03:54 2006
• gonna disagree and agree... read........ - joshhutto, Sat Sep 23 01:07:34 2006
• I was thinking about... - ChrisGilbert, Sat Sep 23 14:45:51 2006