Here's my version of the explanation:

There are three gene versions:
1. normal
2. lesser
3. slight (don't know what Ralph Davis is calling it, so I'll call it "slight" for convenience)

These three genes can make six gene pairs:
1. normal and normal = looks normal
2. normal and lesser = lesser platinum
3. normal and slight = looks normal
4. lesser and lesser = blue-eyed leucistic
5. lesser and slight = platinum (platy daddy)
6. slight and slight = ???

Actually there are several more mutant genes in the white snake gene complex. I would expect that pairing a slight with mojave or any of the other mutants in the complex would lighten them up a bit, just like pairing a slight with a lesser platinum makes a platy daddy.

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• Lesser Platinum Genetics? - hondorock, Fri Jan 29 22:34:06 2010
• RE: Lesser Platinum Genetics? - toshamc, Fri Jan 29 22:44:22 2010
• RE: Lesser Platinum Genetics? - hondorock, Fri Jan 29 22:53:35 2010
• RE: Lesser Platinum Genetics? - sloanreptiles, Sat Jan 30 00:16:50 2010
• RE: Lesser Platinum Genetics? - ghost5967, Sat Jan 30 18:46:22 2010
• RE: Lesser Platinum Genetics? - Herpquest, Sat Jan 30 18:56:30 2010
• RE: Lesser Platinum Genetics? - Paul Hollander, Sun Jan 31 22:04:12 2010
• RE: Lesser Platinum Genetics? - Watever, Sun Jan 31 08:17:58 2010
• RE: Lesser Platinum Genetics? - ohernz, Sun Jan 31 18:58:38 2010
• RE: Lesser Platinum Genetics? - RandyRemington, Mon Feb 1 01:58:46 2010
• Wow! Thanks for the info! n/p - Paul Hollander, Mon Feb 1 11:28:52 2010