about ALL the ways things happen in genetics, but I am still paying off my last student loans.LOL
I know that sometimes genes can kind of break and flip so that they match up differently or even split and end up with one parent contributing BOTH halves of the genetic code for a section of ther DNA if that makes sense. So it IS possible I believe in RARE circumstances that a trait can come from one parent and still be recessive. The offspring from them would then either be homozygous for that recessive trait or 100% hets but that happening in 5 babies without some type of predisposition for that by that parent to do that are very slim. The father being an F3 could possibly have developed some "weakness" for this type of thing due to inbreeding/line breeding but we will never know now. Like I mentioned before there are also a couple types of genes that "regulate or release other genes to exhibit themselves without a match from the other parent so to speak. So, ONLY time will tell I suppose. Thanks for your input and I am glad it didn't come across wrong because I really want an open-minded "meeting of the minds" so to speak. I KNOW we have some people in the field and/or the knowledge of many of the exceptions to the rules that could offer some "ideas" and I really hope this hasn't gotten too far down the page so that they miss it.
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Ty Hege
Rat Race Solutions
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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