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tspuckler
at Sat Jul 24 16:16:12 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by tspuckler ]
Bloodred isn't a simple recessive genetic trait. It's a combination of diffused sided (which is recessive) and an abundance of red pigmentation (which is not recessive). The "abundance of red pigment" aspect of bloodreds works the same way as Miami Corns or Okeetee Corns would work if bred back to a normal corn - some of the offspring would look "Miamish" or "Okeeteeish" but they wouldn't be hets for anything. Nor would they be Miamis or Okeetees (although the definition of each is somewhat subjective).
If a bloodred were bred to a normal, some of the offspring might have increased red or reduced belly checkering, but none would be bloodred (though some would be "bloodredish" ). Because diffused sided is a recessive trait, none of the babies would be bloodreds.
There really is no such thing as "het bloodred" since the only thing the snake can be het for is diffused sided.
There might be a situation where an otherwise normal corn snake has an exceptional amount of red pigmenttaion and also happens to be het for diffused sided AND is being bred to a bloodred - but I still wouldn't call it a het in the conventional sense.
And in response to the OP - all those babies in the photos are normals.
Tim
Third Eye
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RE: Pic of the whole clutch.... - tspuckler, Sat Jul 24 16:16:12 2010