"And I am saying a simple trait in cal kings is more apt to be passed down and effect a cal king no matter where it is from."



There's a lot of things that happen in hobby Cal kings that don't happen in the wild. Take for instance Dennis' b&w banded he bred to a b&w striped aberrant. In nature, within the range of the SD striper, there are striped kings that pop up ever so often with an aberrant stripe. The stripe can be replaced with dots, dashes, and bars. These kings have no direct relation to the Newports. There are traits in Newports that are not expressed within the range of the SD striper. The pairing I mentioned above produced a full on Newport, probably because the striped aberrant came from a clutch mixed with both morphs (SD striper & Newport). That does not happen in the wild, so yes, it does matter where where a king comes from.



Newports are codominant, and there is absolutely no evidence showing they are not. But, there is a lot of evidence proving they are. I don't know why you even question that. codominant genes show up in all kings of snakes. There's no reason to believe it can't happen in Cal kings just because it doesn't, or doesn't seem to, happen with Florida kings.
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