"If" the animals produced prove to be homozygous. "If" they are distinctly & consistantly different from the heterozygous form,then "yes" the trait will prove to be "co-dominant".(that's all I'm saying here.)..the first Arabesque was produced almost 16 yrs. ago.(summer 1989)that's a pretty long time,"co-dominance" can take a while to prove.we have possible "supers" that need to be bred,and,the results examined prior to labeling the trait anything other than some form of dominant. I have seen "super" hypos that,can be extremely different in appearence from the hets in the same litter,there are however,proven examples of the less extreme in appearence turning out to be homozygous. This is not the case with a true co-dominant mutation,the "supers" are reliably different in appearence always,even with variance considered. I think the "Jungle" has shown a good example of "co-dominance",but,time and,future breedings should tell us more...I still do not see ANYTHING "incomplete" about the salmon/o.t. hypo trait,nothing at all. every breeding provides a little more evidence as something evolves.very few things are ever proven beyond doubt in one breeding,our evaluations & understanding needs to evolve at the same time.there's nothing wrong with saying,"Well we thought it was this,but,it's showing us that." this is a form of research,as well as alot of fun.

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