Albinism in boas is a recessive trait, that means both genes in that gene pair must be albino for the trait to show.

An albino boa (both genes in the pair albino) would ALWAYS pass on an albino gene no matter which gene was passed on.

A het albino boa (one each normal and albino genes in the gene pair) will pass on the albino gene half of the time and the normal one the other half of the time.


So from that pairing, every baby would get an albino gene fron the albino parent. Half would also get an albino gene from the het parents and be albinos since they have two albino genes. The other half of the babies would get a normal gene from the het parent and would look normal since the have one albino gene paired with a normal one and would be het albinos.












>>If you breed an albino to a 100% het, you would produce albino's and 100% het albinos only. All normal looking animals would be 100% het albino due to the mother being an albino.
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>>Thanks
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>>Joe
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>>J & S Reptiles
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>>Joe Deavers
>>J & S Reptiles
>>http://www.jandsreptiles.net
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Thanks,


Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com



0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

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

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

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• Genetics question... - charmer, Thu Jun 7 11:50:38 2007
• RE: Genetics question... - svsnakes, Thu Jun 7 11:53:43 2007
• RE: Genetics question... - liquid-leaf, Thu Jun 7 12:00:10 2007
• To expand on that a bit....... - rainbowsrus, Thu Jun 7 12:01:49 2007
• Thanks guys... - charmer, Thu Jun 7 14:25:43 2007