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jeff schofield
at Tue Jan 8 16:11:55 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by jeff schofield ]
Doug, it has been my contention that a "t "(lav)albino appeared within the HYPO line, and I concede the name--EXTREME. That said, I think there are 2 genes at work and therefore 3(!!)phenotypes. This is what I think people are looking at when they see alot of variation or get unpredictable results with their HYPO and EXTREME breeding trials. So the names EXTREME, HYPO and EXTREME HYPO(the lav hybino dual trait)exist....and this is why I argued against the name EXTREME because it is NOT describing variation but a completely seperate gene making further crosses going forward more difficult to name,etc..
That said, and will be argued for maybe another generation til so many "problems" surface my "dual-gene theory" they become unavoidable. See, when they are first produced most all will at least be het for the HYPO gene too, if not HOMO for it disguised. As more people outcross and breed het to het more and more unpredictable results will follow. It is my contention that one of his breeders was NOT in fact a EXTREME HYPO, but a EXTREME het HYPO,when bred to a HYPO predictable results....
Now I have been arguing this theory for 2-3 years(since the first EXTREMES were posted here)and I really dont see any reason to really "prove out" this theory on purpose because of the number of specimens($$)and time(1 generation minimum)it would take to do it.But for giggles lets theorize how to do it so if someone HAD the snakes they could do it themselves(and be the first to have "pure" EXTREMES without hypo influence.
Better to do this on a new thread...go to top of page
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Proof read and regurged - jeff schofield, Tue Jan 8 16:11:55 2008