As paul posted earlier, homozygous (applied to genetics) is defined as haveing two of the same gene in a gene pair.

Think of it this way with three pairs of socks:

brown socks represent normal genes

White socks represent sharp genes

and tan socks represent caramel genes

if you picked up one tan sock and one white sock, would you have a matched pair? No.

same way with the genes, a sharp and a caramel are not a matched pair. They may work well together, but they are not matched.





>>I understand how Heterozygous and Homozygous work. I'm one of few you will hear say Het Hypo for instance. I hate the improper names.
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>>But if Caramel and Sharp are the same genotype (different phenotype) is it really wrong to say that a Caramel//Sharp is homozygous?
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC)
0.2 kids (CBB, selectively bred from good stock)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
13.26 BRB
11.16 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

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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