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Ophidia_Junkie
at Fri Oct 12 19:51:28 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Ophidia_Junkie ]
>>I have a question for the Boa community.
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>> Why is it that basically every ad I see for a Hypo boa that is het for albino has them labled as dbl. hets? A true dbl het would be an animal that is normal appearing but is a gene carrier for both traits. Now I understand that the Hypo trait is a dominant trait so why not call them what they are - Hypos het for albino?
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>> Am I missing something?
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The term Heterozygous does not mean normal with a hidden trait. It means the gene pairs are not the same. In the case of the Salmon, (I am guessing this is the hypo you speak of) the Salmon gene is Dominant to the Normal gene, but the Normal gene is still paired with the Salmon gene.
So a normal Salmon Boa is quite literally "Het" for normal.
Hope that helps.
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RE: A question for the Boa Folk. . . - Ophidia_Junkie, Fri Oct 12 19:51:28 2007