Brandon,

Yeah we've had lots of those discussions but IMO because some don't get it does not mean it's OK to mis-use the term dominant.

Dominant - 3: Genetics - the property of one of a pair of alleles or traits that suppresses expression of the other in the heterozygous condition.

Nowhere in the definition does it imply all babies will have the same effect.


And I do understand the usage, just strongly disagree.


Heterozygous - having the two alleles at corresponding loci on homologous chromosomes different for one or more loci


Homozygous - having the two genes at corresponding loci on homologous chromosomes identical for one or more loci


And YES, animals can be "het" for dominant traits. Have to be either heterozygous or homozygous for each and every gene pair!!


Het Hypo for example CLEARLY states the animal has one hypo gene and one non-hypo at that individual locus.
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Thanks,


Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com



0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

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