I've been trying to get this point across for a couple of years now...I believe the trait was misunderstood,because most genetic mutations acknowledged in reptile species,at that time,(back in the late 80's/ early 90's)were simple recessive in transmissive nature...the erroneous thought process at work at the time the salmon/hypo thing came to light,was, that: If the trait were simple dominant,ALL the resulting offspring should express the trait!...this is,of course correct from homozygous forms,however the initial breeding trials were conducted using HETEROZYGOUS representatives,and,it took several years to raise/breed/prove the "supers"...in the rush to describe it,both for science & the reptile community,it was erroneously thought that the explaination for the 50/50 transmissive split,seen from the first several breedings was an example of "co-dominance".(there is a sometimes dramatic visual difference in the homozygous examples,however,as we all now know,it is not consistant in its expression.)and,the moderators of this forum have deleted many of my posts as well,(hey at least I know someone's reading them! ) I'm not trying to step on toes by bringing this up,it's just high time we put the "co-dominant hypo myth" to sleep,and,sometimes you just have to keep ringing that bell to get through...glad to see the light coming on for some other enthusiasts as well....have a great weekend,I'm outta here...

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