Damian, you are right that Hog Island boas are not their own species, they are a locality. However, many believe that they warrant a subspecies classification of their own.

Ryan, you are right that there is no clear cut geneetics behind Hog Islands. There are many genes at work in every animal to make them appear the way that they do.

When you combine two different localities or subspecies, no baby will ever come out to look exactly like either locale or ssp. Take Damian's example of a Swedish person and an Asain person. When thay have kids, I highly doubt any of them would look 100% Asian or 100% Swedish. The genes that make up their appearances mesh to create a blend of both. THere is no recessive or co-dominant gene that makes a person appear Asain or Swedish, just like there is no single gene that make Hogs, Colombians, or any other Boa appear the way it does. It is a highly complex mixture of genes. Sorry for the rant, I am bored at work.

Chris Canada-Smith
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CCS CONSTRICTORS: Specializing in Morph and Island Localities of BCI

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• Hogism.... codominant? - damian5000, Sun Jun 19 16:52:41 2005
• Hoggs are a species, not a trait. - RyanT, Sun Jun 19 18:09:18 2005
• that doesn't help with my question...and....... - damian5000, Sun Jun 19 21:46:15 2005
• I believe the correct answer is somewhere in the middle.>>> - CCS, Sun Jun 19 22:24:18 2005
• .............................................. - damian5000, Mon Jun 20 00:28:23 2005
• Hogism, as it will from now on be known, lol..... - Biophiliacs, Mon Jun 20 00:55:33 2005
• SO basically.............?? - damian5000, Mon Jun 20 15:39:16 2005
• I would have to say that.... - Biophiliacs, Tue Jun 21 00:55:48 2005
• I appreciate the clear concise answer. Thanks. NP - damian5000, Tue Jun 21 14:05:35 2005
• "truly dominant" - topnotchboas, Wed Jun 22 00:42:27 2005
• There is somthing going on.........more> - PanamaRed, Mon Jun 20 13:10:25 2005
• So basically?? - damian5000, Mon Jun 20 16:56:04 2005
• "hogism" as you put it would be expressed like every other locality cross.. - topnotchboas, Wed Jun 22 00:36:38 2005
• Clarification: - topnotchboas, Wed Jun 22 00:45:32 2005