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RE: Question about blood reds

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Posted by: Paul Hollander at Tue Sep 16 09:54:42 2008   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Paul Hollander ]  
   

Blood reds were selected for darker red coloration and relatively diffuse blotching, starting with northern Florida stock. The coloration seems to be a result of selection, but the diffuse blotching seems to be the result of a mutant gene.

Blood reds have been extensively outbred from the original line. They have probably been bred to Okeetees at some time or other, but such crossbreeding has not been extensive (as far as I know) because the Okeetee look should include bold dorsal blotches rather than diffuse blotches.

Paul Hollander

   

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