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Genetics Question

JoshMolone Aug 10, 2010 11:49 AM

If you have the 'Super' form of a morph, for example Super Mojave (BEL), when bred to a normal is it impossible to get normals? Are all of the offspring Mojave?
From what I understand you will theoretically get all Mojaves but its possible to get Normals.
Am I correct?
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Josh Molone

Replies (4)

cmherps Aug 10, 2010 12:07 PM

Super mojo to normal= all mojo
super lesser to normal= all lesser
super butter to normal= all butter

Claude

Amanda_D Aug 10, 2010 12:31 PM

Supper is a reference to a homozygus (carries 2 genes) co-dominant trait. No matter what you breed any homozygus snake to it will pass on 1 gene for that trait.

You get normals that are het (hetrozygus carries 1 gene) when you breed homozygous recessive traits like albino and pibald.

Spider has been identified as a dominant trait (animal looks the same het or homo) and will produce spiders regardless if it is het or homo.

Hope this helps.

A
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1.0 BP Nicodemus
0.4 Cal Kings 3 alb 1 het Dora Queen Ace Pearl
2.0 Alb Corn Bizaar Elixir
0.0.1 Rev Alb Nelsons Oden?

kingofspades Aug 11, 2010 05:02 PM

I heard no one has proven a homo form of spider.
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"What is man without the beasts?
If all the beasts were gone,
men would die from great loneliness of spirit.
For what happens to the beasts,
soon happens to men.
All things are connected."

-Chief Seattle (Duwamish Tribe)

Amanda_D Aug 13, 2010 11:39 AM

Ask Satan, I am sure the Nerd guys have as they define the gene as dominant.

A
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1.0 BP Nicodemus
0.4 Cal Kings 3 alb 1 het Dora Queen Ace Pearl
2.0 Alb Corn Bizaar Elixir
0.0.1 Rev Alb Nelsons Oden?

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