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Ultramel genetics....

sean1976 Feb 23, 2007 12:01 AM

I was wondering because of the (codominant?) genetics of the ultramel gene what would the offspring carry from a goldust motley(ultramel caramel motley) x goldust motley be?

I know the babies would all be caramel motley's but how would the ultramel part play out? Would it be:
1/4 amel caramel motley
1/4 (homo ultra) caramel motley
1/2 ultramel caramel motley
or would the ultramel play out in some other way?

Replies (2)

Paul Hollander Feb 26, 2007 12:53 PM

1/4 amel caramel motley
1/4 (homo ultra) caramel motley
1/2 ultramel caramel motley

You got it.

Paul Hollander

sean1976 Feb 27, 2007 12:15 AM

Thanks for the confirmation Paul. I'm glad it ended up being as simple as I thought it was. Some of the trait interactions of some species can get me a bit confused lol. Especially if dealing with non standard codominance etc...

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