I'm thinking that the word "dominant" can be used in different ways.. (which of course it can)

"dominance" as a mode of inheritance vs. dominant in the sense that a superhypo is dominant because it will produce all hypos.

I'm starting to remember my highschool genetics.. but for the sake of being sure, I'm going to try and repeat what I believe you just said.

Dominance (Dominant mode of inheritance) places the emphasis on the need to have the dominant allele to receive the trait. Recessive(Recessive mode of inheritance) places the emphasis of needing two recessive alleles to receive the trait.

hypomelanism is passed through a dominant mode of inheritance.. all the boa needs is one dominant allele from either parent, but Albinism is a recessive mode of inheritance which requires that the boa receive a recessive allele from each parent in order to inherit the trait.

the importance of "het" when referring to a recessive mode of inheritance is different than when referring to a dominant mode of inheritance. the "het" is REQUIRED to produce an albino , but the "het" is not required to produce a hypo. (I think that made sense)

which is why I am now going to take a HUGE risk and go back to my original thought that a hypo het for albino is in my opinion not a true "double het" - unless you wanted to say that a hypo het for albino is a double het for Supersunglow.

but - of course I could be completely wrong also.

Patrick

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• A question for the Boa Folk. . . - JaredHorenstein, Thu Oct 11 22:39:24 2007
• RE: A question for the Boa Folk. . . - patoquack, Thu Oct 11 23:02:13 2007
• RE: A question for the Boa Folk. . . - NCBoas, Fri Oct 12 00:28:03 2007
• This is exactly why there is confustion - jayf, Fri Oct 12 11:16:22 2007
• RE: This is exactly why there is confust - NCBoas, Fri Oct 12 12:32:26 2007
• RE: This is exactly why there is confust - jayf, Fri Oct 12 14:03:12 2007
• RE: This is exactly why there is confust - NCBoas, Fri Oct 12 15:49:19 2007
• RE: A question for the Boa Folk. . . - heathn, Fri Oct 12 01:20:56 2007
• Double Het for SUNGLOW........... - AshLopez, Fri Oct 12 04:10:51 2007
• RE: A question for the Boa Folk. . . - JackJebus, Fri Oct 12 07:10:55 2007
• Silly Ball Python Guy...... - vcaruso15, Fri Oct 12 09:54:11 2007
• Silly huh? - JaredHorenstein, Fri Oct 12 13:31:29 2007
• trying this again... - patoquack, Fri Oct 12 21:59:21 2007
• RE: trying this again... - jayf, Fri Oct 12 22:14:00 2007
• RE: trying this again... - patoquack, Fri Oct 12 22:59:53 2007
• Not true... - Rainshadow, Sat Oct 13 05:35:52 2007
• RE: Not true... - patoquack, Sat Oct 13 10:28:59 2007
• another quick response.. - patoquack, Sat Oct 13 10:58:34 2007
• RE: another quick response.. - vcaruso15, Sat Oct 13 11:30:27 2007
• RE: another quick response.. - patoquack, Sat Oct 13 13:04:58 2007
• We dont market them that way because - TopNotchBoas, Sat Oct 13 13:22:02 2007
• RE: We dont market them that way because - patoquack, Sat Oct 13 13:34:00 2007
• for the same reason as with ball pythons - 3bSnakes, Sat Oct 13 15:08:14 2007
• RE: for the same reason as with ball pythons - patoquack, Sat Oct 13 15:34:31 2007
• RE: A question for the Boa Folk. . . - Ophidia_Junkie, Fri Oct 12 19:51:28 2007
• Why is it that..... - NUCCIZ_BOAS, Sat Oct 13 09:05:28 2007
• any kind of gene can be involved . . . - Slithering_Serpents, Sat Oct 13 15:46:50 2007
• RE: any kind of gene can be involved . . . - patoquack, Sat Oct 13 16:06:18 2007
• this thread is driving me crazy! - arcanemind, Sun Oct 14 12:38:23 2007
• LOL 100% agreed!!!!! np - rainbowsrus, Tue Oct 16 15:36:56 2007