What kind of potential do you think caramels have as far as breeding them with other morphs? Or are they extremely limited because it is a recessive trait?
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Caramel potential
yeahyeah
Sep 29, 2007 08:17 PM
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mikeslrsrpnts
Sep 29, 2007 09:03 PM
I think caramels are awesome all around, theres still so much to be done with this morph and the fact that it is a recessive trait will only help perserve the uniqueness of this animal.
Caramel glows(caramel-hypo)are bueties, and the caramel/G-stripe Mark and Kim Bell produced this year....WOOOW!! I wouldn't be reluctant at all getting in to this project, especially with there still so much potential with them crossing with other morphs.
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MikeJ-solar serpents
yeahyeah
Sep 29, 2007 11:48 PM
Haven't heard about the caramel genetic stripe. That sounds interesting. Know where I can see some pics? I guess my question was more about recessive traits in general. How do recessive traits work when mixed with other morphs. Does the recessive trait only have an effect on the hatchlings if it is mixed with another recessive morph?
RMB
Sep 30, 2007 12:34 AM
Yes, at the very least, both parents must be heterozygous for the recessive allele. Hence why recessive morphs will hold their value longer than co-dominant and dominant morphs (directly related to the comparative difficulty in producing the visual morph of a recessive mutation).
toshamc
Sep 30, 2007 01:11 AM
Working with recessives isn't anything to be feared - it just means that you have to have a pair of animals with the particular gene. When crossing the odds are obviously less if you are working with recessives but the payout is worth it. I think the only thing that has held the caramel back is it's tendency toward kinks - but with less people willing to work with them - they have held their value pretty well.
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Tosha 
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yeahyeah
Sep 30, 2007 12:01 PM
What do you mean tendency towards kinks?
toshamc
Sep 30, 2007 04:43 PM
Many of the original imported Caramels were kinked - tho breeders have tried to out breed this trait it is one of those things that seems to have attached itself to the morph gene. Some people have had better luck with producing fewer or no kinks - if you plan on working with caramels it's something you should be ready to deal with.
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Tosha
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