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Hi everyone,

I have a question about morphs and genetics.

I have two Tremper albino males. They each have a very straight stripe down their backs. (sorry no pics, I haven't made time to take pics, and that's a question for another posting).

Here are my questions. Are these "stripes" common in Trempers? What kind of trait is this in terms of genetics? If I breed either of these males to a "non-striped" female would the stripe show up in the offspring? Anyone have trempers with stripes like that?

Thanks!

Hayseed

1.1 Coastal Carpets
1.3 Corn Snakes
1.0 Ball Python
2.2 Leopard Geckos

I have only had one Tremper, an Albino male. While it was a couple of years ago I do not recall him having a tripe.
Foot Hill Reptiles

I posted this half a page down but here it is again. hope this helps. stripes and jungles have never proven dominant, co-dom, or recessive. More of a polygenetic mutation were your best odds of reproducing the appearance of your gecko is to breed animals with similar features together. Pattern aberrancies occur all the time in leopard geckos and just because these genes remain unproven in some bloodlines doesnt mean there isnt some out there that are reproduceable in a simple genetic fashion. I have a pairing of a LVPA and an albino het patternless where half of the non patternless babies hatch all jungled up. I think it is worth trying to prove out myself. Just make sure you have a clear understanding of how genetics work, navigate your breedings in a manner that makes sense and document your breeding trials. If you learn something new it will be hard to convince the public that your geckos are special without a lot of proof