Hi Nate, I think your only problem is you think parthnogenetic reproduction is cloning, its not. Even cloning cannot predict color and pattern.



Back to the problem. Parthnogenetic reproduction, picks one(in your case)(whatever the number in the clutch, in most cases) gamates(sex cell) each sex cell has a different set of cromosones. For instance, like all hets(for albinism) some of the gamates carry the recessive albinism trait and some don't, yet all come from the same female. Some have this pattern and some have that pattern, still all from the same female. So indeed, offspring, parthnogenetic or otherwise are not clones and do not have to duplicate the mother. Hopefully this will help you get past your BRICK WALL about cloning. Its not a clone.



Its already been explained to you that at this point, all you can do to solve this is have the animal tested. Anything else is simply more guesses. You already have tons of those. Good luck FR

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