A controversial topic to say the least! I think most people would agree that "diffused" is a simple recessive genetic trait. This means the blotches on the sides of the snake disappear or are "dilluted."

The "red" part does not appear to work that way. Rather it's a selectively bred trait.

So I would say an animal cannot be het for bloodred. It can be het for diffused though.

What would happen if a bloodred were bred to a normal? The offspring would be normally patterned, but het for diffused. The offspring would be varying degrees of red. By breeding the reddest babies togather, you'd get 25% that would be bloodreds.

Not everybody agrees on this, but that's the way I see it.

Tim

Third Eye

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