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are the vpi axanthic and snake keeper axanthic genes on the same locus?
what about different lines of pastel?
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When it comes to axanthics there are 3 main lines, VPI, SK, and Joliff. They are not compatible with each other.
As far as pastels, Enchi, Blonde, and everything else (nerd, graziani, etc.) The 3 groups are not compatible with each other.
However, since pastels are co-dom, if you bred one to the other you would get some of both and normals. No hets, no such thing as het for pastel.
Actually pastels are hets. Remember that heterozygous just means having an unmatched pair of whatever gene you are talking about, it only works out that hets are normal looking with recessive morphs. Normal looking isn't part of the definition of "het".
I agree it will be hard to tell if pastel lines are the same gene or not. I suppose the test will be if the expected super from crossing lines produces all pastels or only 75%. Has anyone actually proven any of the lines incompatible?
There are four Axanthic lines that I know of: VPI, SK, Joliff, and D&M. Supposedly the only compatible lines are the SK and D&M. As far as Pastels, I have not heard of any lines not being compatible, but the Enchi might be one to double check on.
Dave
I've heard NERD has an axanthic line too but don't know about compatibility.
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