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As a few of you may have read I have a beardie from Dachiu's on order and I'd like to know what the different type of "NAMING GENES" are in her name. I'd just like to know what to expect in the future as far as her markings and color. Her parents are:

Red Het Pastel X HypoRed/Orange German Giant-(HET Hypomelanistic with Clear Nails)

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kill 'em with kindness

Will give it my best shot.

Red Het Pastel: this means the father (or mother) was a red morph and carries the gene for pastel (het is short for Heterozygous (carries one recessive gene..these are paired. for more on basic genetics, see:
[urlhttp://www.newenglandreptile.com/genetics_simple_recessive.html[/url] )

HypoRed/Orange German Giant: dragon is from the german giant line of dragons, bred for their size. In this case, it has been bred to develop orange coloration as well as size, or jsut an orange dragon bred to a giant giant. HypoRed is the morph (not sure what a hypo red is, other than reduced red...or it may be reduced pattern - red morph, hypo means less. (less red morph?)

(HET Hypomelanistic with Clear Nails): this part basically means this dragon carries the gene for clear nail hypomelanism (reduced brown/black pigment)

What the ultimate coloration or genetics of your baby dragon will be, I can't say. There often is a range of colors in the same clutch and the babies may get more colorful or less as they grow, it tends to vary through a clutch.
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PHLdyPayne

That kinda helps me out. Still a lil bit confused but I guess time will tell huh??? Thanks for the info once again!
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