If someone asks a question about genetics as Jonathan did, then he deserves an intelligent, informative response about genetics.
Responses such as:

"It's both" and
"You do understand that verbage is accurate at different levels, don't you. That is, common usage is accurate, even when it differs from academic definition,"
are not particularly helpful and are just an excuse for someone to give an opinion when he has nothing of substance to add.

Similarly, if someone makes a point about the math behind the statistics involved in breeding mutations, then the information should be viewed as informative and responded to in kind, not trivialized just because a third person has nothing intelligent to add to the thread.
We all know snakes don't read the books or follow the rules, but knowledge of statistics strengthens our ability to maximize our successes, and of course the snakes are valued and priced in accordance with this 'academic' reality.

Rusty, when I play Blackjack, I do follow the basic principles to maximize my chances, even if statistics is "fuzzy math"

Jonny

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