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I have a friend that has a Poss. T BCI and a Poss. T BCO. He was thinking about breeding them. Is this a smart breeding to try? Any info about Personal feelings about this would be great.
Thanks a lot
Jake

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although i dont know how much credit my opinion warrents ...

im not so clear on your post, but from what i understand your friend has a possible het t positive albino BCI and BCO and wants to breed them.
i feel that it will be an advancement in the understanding of the genetics of the boa constrictor. through a breeding like this it could determined if the t positive mutation in the BCI is the same mutation as in the BCO.
the offspring may not sell due to being a cross, but albino BCIxBCC and albino BCCxBCI crosses seem to be gaining popularity.
i cant really say if it is a good idea or not, but i can say that there is some benifit of the cross even if the offspring are not popular.

>>I have a friend that has a Poss. T BCI and a Poss. T BCO. He was thinking about breeding them. Is this a smart breeding to try? Any info about Personal feelings about this would be great.
>>Thanks a lot
>>Jake
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>>Here are a few Pic's for for Viewing Pleasure!
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- Jason F.

Thanks I should proof read more when I type. I think thoughts are good to think about mabey I can convince him to get another T positive or another BCO het T Positive and keep the breeding's in the same locale! thanks for your comments
Jake

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im not really saying not to do it. i have an interest in genetics, and since there will not likely be a boa genome project any time soon, breeding is the only real means we have to discover how these genes function.
id love to have one if the gene mutation worked out to be the same ... and i had the money they would probably go for.
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- Jason F.

I get what your saying but I've never been a real big fan of some crosses! Don't get me wrong I have a few salmon's in my collection but I would rather see my buddy go more towards BCIxBCI or BCOxBCO. I was manly wondering if the match in my first post would work together. But in order to find out you have to breed it and find out or somthing LOL.
thanks for listening
Jake

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Kinsey my lovely High Contrast Albino from the Burkes

but here is my say on combineing T Positive Albino locale mutations.

Currently there are four proven T Plus Albino boa mutations, Nicaraguan BCI, Colombian BCI, an Indular BCI, and Argentine BCO.

The Argentine and Nicaraguan mutations seem to be close in phenotype, and the Insular and Colombian mutations seem to be the closest.

This similarity in phenotype could mean something, or it could not. It may be a genotype match, or it may be due to the cause of the mutation (enzyme deficiency).

If you were to combine any of the two mutations I would only do it with Homozygous T-Plus Albinos. This way you know 100% the results.