>The term dominant has become synonomous with super. However this is not true. All hypos ARE dominant, but they are not all super.

Agreed that the term dominant has become synonomous with super. But it would be more correct tow write that the hypo (salmon) mutant gene is a dominant mutant gene, meaning that it is dominant to the normal gene. A hypo boa is not dominant, the gene is dominant to the normal gene.

>The arabesque has not been proven to be dominant or co-dom. My guess is it will prove to be co-dom, and I bet the super will be completely patternless on the back but maintain the connected pattern down each side of the back. This is all of course just a guess.

I don't have a clue as to what the appearance of a boa with a pair of arabesque mutant genes will be. I'll wait til one shows up.

One of these days I must write a comparison between standard genetics definitions and herpghetto genetics definitions.

Paul Hollander

[ Show Entire Thread ]