Ok everyone i have some questions; When i grow older i plan to breed balls as a hobby; but right now i may want to invest a little. I get basic genetics fairly well, such as dominant, recessive, punnet squares, heterozygous, homozygous, albino (melanistic), hypomelanistic, hypermelanistic, etc. But with BPs im unsure of such things as Codominance, and how you could cross morphs, such as MKR's new Pastave, which i absolutely adore them for, and like Bumble bee spiders...can anyone greatly enlighten me, (I.E. Explanation and Examples pf the following: Codominant morphs; Recessive Morphs; Dominant Morphs; Crossing Morphs; etc.)
Thanks!
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Genetically Speaking....(Ball Pythons and Genetics)
LizardLuva
Jun 14, 2004 03:24 PM
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Jolliff
Jun 15, 2004 12:11 AM
In co-dominant & dominant traits, the visual morph is present in approx. 50% of the litter when bred into a normal (or different mutation). When you breed a dominant to a dominant, you produce 100% of that morph (Spider to Spider = normals & more Spiders). When you breed a co-dominant trait to the same trait, you produce a Super form of that trait. In simple terms, the Co-dominant trait is a Het. while the Super form is a homozygous animal. Pastel X Pastel = 25% Super Pastels, 25% Normal, & 50% Pastels. Hope this helps....good luck.
