Bloods were a WC phenotype. Out crossed and bred back for the look, but stronger OVER ALL genetics.

Now, the episkiastism (diffused) gene was said to be recessive. Now I read it's co dom? There is certainly a difference from recessive and co-dom/incomplete dom. I wish I had 20 snakes to test it for me to see.

But there is a diffused gene. The rest of the genetics aare basically the same to me as an okeetee. Although a good bloodred look is far harder to get than a "lookatee" I forgot who coined that term in here? But 2 bits for royalties. Also you will need corns with teh genes for the red color. Whether multi allelic, multi genetic or a combo.

But to me the bloodred is "NOT hetable". I coined that one. Simple example is if you breed a nice bloodred to a nice Miami, you should be able to breed those babies together and get 25% bloodreds. But what you get are snakes that could look Miami, somewhat normal and somewhat blood. That why they had to line breed it back after outcrossing. That right there is the answer.

NOW, before I get hammered. I know people call some snakes het bloodred. But all those hets, carry some genes, (which is important to breed back to that bloodred look) but can vary in look greatly. It is NOT the same as a het amel. Maybe "het bloodreds should have a percentage to show how close they look like bloodred? That would be impossble. Especially as babies.

As far as episkiastism being co dom now? I spent a lot of time talking to people in bio/genetics, such as instructors and herp guys on IRC work toward their masters or PH.Ds. The entire topic of co dom vs incomplete dom is stupid. WHY? Because co dom, by definition can act like incomplete dom, and vise verse. Not to mention it is acceptable for one group of people like boids to use the terms one way and a group standard for colubrid to mean something else. This info lead me back to my genetics Prof., and she said YUP. I was at a loss for words. Scientific use of words and they can mean different things to different people. Not to mention genes can be effected by genes near them. Add in multi allelic and multi genetic, and I punt.

Bloods are just a great snake, and the diffused gene may be understood at this point. But the rest is just unknown why exactly.

BUT, that's what make it so much fun.




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Big Tom

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