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Posted by: rainbowsrus at Mon Nov 5 12:14:52 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by rainbowsrus ]

I agree with all you said except "(though keep in mind, there is no "het" for any of these traits!)" refering to a dominant trait.

Of course there is het for any trait whether recessive, dominant, codominant or even multiple possible genes within one allele.

Heterozygous (Het) simply defined is two dis-similar genes within one gene pair. Not possitive but I believe the correct and full way fo saying het albino for example would be heterozygous normal//albino where both of the genes are listed. Just because it's dominant to the normal gene does not mean it's not a het of it has one normal and one mutant gene. Hypo would be heterozygous hypo//normal (totally unsure but I think the dominant gene is listed first but I really could have that backwards)

The one known boa morph that is believed to be related to two different morph genes within one gene pair is paradigm. Technically speaking paradigm by definition has to be a het since there is no paradigm gene and would be listed as heterozygous sharp albino//boawoman caramel (no idea which to list first)
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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:
24.36 BRB
19.19 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats