"If the end product shows the Coral trait...red head and red throughout body...why should it not be called a Coral?"



Thats like saying: If you have a genetic abberant boa that looks jungle but isnt known to be from the sweedish jungle line, why should it not be called jungle?



(Because its not known to be from that line)



"The Pastel trait allthough refering to a lessening of black pigment...in the best specimens, the pinks and reds seem to be intensified."



Pastel is defined as a certain level of reduced black. Nothing more, nothing less. The purpose of pastelism is to reveal color to selectively breed towards it. Pastel bloodlines will typically have color tied to them, yes. But the term pastel has nothing to do with color.



"When bred to into the Albino does it not make sense that the red will show through the Albino?"



Of course.



Albino in boas takes away melanin, nothing more. Dont have to say its just your opinion, thats a fact. Actually, we dont have albino boas, we have amelanistic boas (albino is lacking all pigment). Levels of etherin (red) and xanthin (yellow) will be revealed when stripping all black (melanin).



"Take a look at a few posts earlier...FrankM posted a Red Hypo that is totally incredible...Run that animal through an albino and watch what gets produced. I have a good hunch, what would come out the other side.. How about everyone else? What do you think you would get?"



A redder albino of course.



"Good post Topnotch, but I am in agreement with Pete."



Thanks. What exactly are you in agreement with Pete? I have not heard a defenitive answer from Pete. Coral is either a phenotype (like the "pastel" phenotype for example) or it is a (phenotype within a) bloodline.



For example:



Pastel is a phenotype



Pastel Dreams are a bloodline



The phenotype "Pastel" is not defined by color in any way, shape, or form.



The bloodline "Pastel Dreams" is known for high red (thats what Jeff bred for, pastelism allowed him to do it more effeciently).

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