I think I’ve cracked the case when it comes to Platinum Burmese genetics. It has already been accepted and proven that the Platinum trait is co-dominant and expressed in the phenotype of approximately 50% of offspring when one parent has the trait.
Because offspring have been sired from the original imported specimens, I believe the Phantom was assumed to be the super form of the Platinum trait, (homozygous co-dominant), but as Phantoms hatched in captivity have aged they seem to get darker and resemble Platinums. I believe that the phantom is actually just a neonate Platinum.
Below are the offspring of a male platinum (one of the original imported group) which was bred to an albino female. The albino female he bred is at least 5 years old, captive bred, has bred for seasons and never produced anything but albinos and hets. 9 eggs hatched, 5 appearing to be normal, and 4 Phantoms, none that appeared to be platinums. I compared pictures to that from the Phantoms that Michael Cole produced and the phenotype appears to be identical. Because of this, I submit that the phantom is actually just a neonate Platinum. This would mean that the super-platinum does not yet exist unless its phenotype is identical to a regular platinum.
If anyone has any evidence to disprove or add on to this, I would love to hear about it.
Brad Johnston
Python Eugenics
