Some more thoughts on lack of pattern in boas...but from the ball python world...



You have several very different morphs, such as Mojaves, Fires, and Yellowbellies...



All create similar, yet unique super forms of achromatic pythons, i.e. Blue eyed leucistics, Black eyed, Ivorys have some yellow, etc.



I don't know much about the genetics surrounding leucism in ball pythons, but I would venture to guess the genes responsible for achromatic phenotypes might be very close to each other, and simply produce different forms of leucistic ball pythons, depending which type of gene (Mojave, Fire, etc.) gets tossed into the mix with them...





So my thought is, in boas perhaps we have three different 'flavors' of patternless...Supermotleys that are very darkly pigmented, Roswells, which are basically devoid of pattern other than the stripes, and the Harlequin patternless, which is a light colored patternless morph...



Perhaps the gene responsible for creating a boa without pattern, is similar to the leucistic/achromatic gene in ball pythons...producing a different patternless appearance, depending on what other morph happens to be in there as well(Motley, laddertails/Roswell siblings, and Harlequin patternless siblings.)
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Heather Martin

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• Can we have an open discussion about - skyslinger, Wed Jan 14 20:54:09 2009
• RE: Can we have an open discussion about - ilovemylizard, Thu Jan 15 01:45:11 2009
• RE: Can we have an open discussion about - ilovemylizard, Thu Jan 15 02:13:59 2009
• Heather, I think you have made some - skyslinger, Thu Jan 15 06:37:12 2009
• RE: Heather, I think you have made some - vcaruso15, Thu Jan 15 08:03:20 2009
• Good points as well. Here is a pic of - skyslinger, Thu Jan 15 10:02:24 2009
• RE: Can we have an open discussion about - ilovemylizard, Thu Jan 15 15:23:29 2009
• I have to take your word I wouldn't know - skyslinger, Thu Jan 15 15:57:16 2009
• Patternless Super Aztec - bob36, Thu Jan 15 19:41:21 2009
• No doubt! What were we thinking? - skyslinger, Thu Jan 15 23:43:22 2009
• I think it would be very helpful - boaphile, Thu Jan 15 10:39:50 2009
• Jeff, read my posts and you will see - skyslinger, Thu Jan 15 11:06:54 2009
• Modifyingr and Regulator genes link - skyslinger, Thu Jan 15 11:54:09 2009
• RE: Modifyingr and Regulator genes link - ilovemylizard, Thu Jan 15 15:28:06 2009
• No problem. I like to learn too! np - skyslinger, Thu Jan 15 15:58:11 2009
• Not that i can add much genetic info but - geckocrazy, Thu Jan 15 13:22:22 2009
• Your 2 cents was worth 2 dollars - skyslinger, Thu Jan 15 13:37:40 2009
• RE: Can we have an open discussion about - LarM, Thu Jan 15 15:37:11 2009
• They were very PINK striated from head - skyslinger, Thu Jan 15 16:01:09 2009
• RE: Can we have an open discussion about - Paul Hollander, Thu Jan 15 18:25:22 2009
• Paul, the Harlequins are simply a line - skyslinger, Fri Jan 16 00:15:39 2009
• I hope that made any sense at all and - skyslinger, Fri Jan 16 00:22:14 2009
• RE: I hope that made any sense at all and - Paul Hollander, Fri Jan 16 19:44:57 2009
• Me too Paul! I do wish I new more - skyslinger, Sat Jan 17 14:53:39 2009