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what ever happened to the purple patterenless go from Jeremy's first motley to motley breeding? shouldn't they be old enough to breed by now and if so have they produced?
thanks micah

I believe that it died quite some time ago. My motleys dad was a sibling to the purple patternless. Here is a pic of my motley for the heck of it.

n/p
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Gilbert Boas
The Boa List!

I forgot to mention that. The purple patternless could have inherited two genes from one motley parent leading to a fatal mutation. It may have inherited two identical sets of chromosomes from one parent, not allowing the other parent to contribute to the animals makeup. My theory at least.

The way I thought it may have occurred is like this:

The first Motley had to be a random mutation, right? So, what if some of the offspring (since there was more than one PP) would have normally been random mutant genes, but since the one parent contributed another Motley gene it made them patternless.

The fault in that is that no other Super Motleys have had that look or color. So it may have been some other random mutation that combines in a very unique way to the Motley gene.
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Gilbert Boas
The Boa List!

Good theory and a definite possibility.

I'm glad you guys are discussing this.I've been wondering about the "PP" Motley. I always thought that is what the Super Motley was supposed to look like.Was confused as to why no one produced that look.Explains alot.Thanks Lar M
Boas By Klevitz

>>The way I thought it may have occurred is like this:
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>>The first Motley had to be a random mutation, right? So, what if some of the offspring (since there was more than one PP) would have normally been random mutant genes, but since the one parent contributed another Motley gene it made them patternless.
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>>The fault in that is that no other Super Motleys have had that look or color. So it may have been some other random mutation that combines in a very unique way to the Motley gene.
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>>Gilbert Boas
>> The Boa List!

Thats really good Chris....

But has anyone produced a super motley, if in fact the PP is a random aberation in its entirity producing a Super Motley would at least demonstrate that may be a true statement..

Just a though...
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Jeremy

"I am become death, the destroyer of worlds" July 16, 1945 Robert Oppenheimer

0.1 Snow "Khal" RTB
1.1 Double Het "Sharp" Snow RTB's
1.0 Hypomelenistic RTB's
0.2 Pastel Hypo RTB's
0.1 Suriname RTB
0.1 Anerthrystic RTB
3.1 Red Bearded Dragon's
1.0 Ball Python
1.1 Cream Golden Retrieviers
1.0 Pomeriaian
0.3 Catus Terribilis
0.1 Spouse
1.0.1 Child

Yes multiple breeders have produced Super Motleys. They are solid black patternless boas.
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Gilbert Boas
The Boa List!

>>Yes multiple breeders have produced Super Motleys. They are solid black patternless boas.

Oh yeah, boy do I feel sheepish.

Well than your theory works....isn't science fun!
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Jeremy

"I am become death, the destroyer of worlds" July 16, 1945 Robert Oppenheimer

0.1 Snow "Khal" RTB
1.1 Double Het "Sharp" Snow RTB's
1.0 Hypomelenistic RTB's
0.2 Pastel Hypo RTB's
0.1 Suriname RTB
0.1 Anerthrystic RTB
3.1 Red Bearded Dragon's
1.0 Ball Python
1.1 Cream Golden Retrieviers
1.0 Pomeriaian
0.3 Catus Terribilis
0.1 Spouse
1.0.1 Child