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Posted by: TopNotchBoas at Sat Oct 13 13:22:02 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by TopNotchBoas ]

you can visually distinguish a "het hypo" from a normal because the trait is dominant. If a hypo has the possibility of being homozygous, it will be marketed as such (ie "possible super", or "super". Plus "possible super" sounds so much cooler than "possible homozygous".

With a recessive trait, you have to signify whether the animal is a het or not, because, assuming its not homozygous, it will look normal. And there's no other way I know of to signify it is a het than just saying "het". We could say "100% albino gene carriers for sale", I guess. But "het" works so much better...

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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

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