is interesting, but certainly is not light reading - LOL! Definitely beyond my knowledge level. I was not aware of specific rules for nomenclature of loci as you described in your other response. Were the naming protocols described on the JL site developed specifically for rats/mice and vary between species, or are they universal? Some of both?

I decided to go with a simplified nomenclature (rather than the locus name with allele as superscript) for a number of reasons. One as you noted, is that any further discussion within this editor would not support that style. Another is that I didn't want to create unnecessary confusion for folks with the more complicated nomenclature style (i.e., I wanted the notation to look the same as the two-allele notation that most folks are much more familiar with so that it would be easier for all to see that the alleles combine in the same familiar way; there are just three options rather than two). I also wasn't sure about selecting a locus symbol for the superscript notation - where does one go to find the "official" name/symbol for a particular Boa genome locus?! Though I suppose I could have gone with the "we'll use the letter S" approach without calling it "the name" of the locus. I'll put some more thought into how I could introduce this notation without introducing confusion as I refine the write-up for my website.

All very interesting stuff and I very much appreciate your input!
Steve
www.BoaMorph.com

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