....that is very helpful. As I said, it was really just a curiosity for me. I also seem to remember (way back when) that some people thought that bloodreds were genetically weak tended to be problematic (a vague term, I know). Is that still the case? Thanks again.

Rob

>>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."
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>>The "red" part does not appear to work that way. Rather it's a selectively bred trait.
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>>So I would say an animal cannot be het for bloodred. It can be het for diffused though.
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>>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.
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>>Not everybody agrees on this, but that's the way I see it.
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>>Tim
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>>Third Eye

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