How does the Arabesque genetics work? I heard it was co-dominant like hypomelanism but I would like to know for sure. If bred to a normal boa would Arabesques be part of the litter?
Thanks,
Dan
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Arabesque genetics
DanW
Oct 03, 2004 08:15 AM
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kryolla
Oct 03, 2004 09:06 AM
It is a co dom trait but I dont believe there is a dominant form. If you bred it to a normal half the litter will be arabesque. HTH
Rainshadow
Oct 03, 2004 11:42 AM
Based on personal conversation with those that have conducted breeding trials,unless a homozygous example can be produced,(an animal that regardless of visually distinctive appearance,transmits the trait to 100% of the offspring in a given litter,ie;"a super".)I would tend to think that the Arabesque trait might represent a form,or definative example in boa constrictor ssp. of "incomplete dominance" (maybe not?) If a "super"/(homozygote) can be produced without visual distinction from a heterozygote,and,the production of the dominant form conforms to Mendellian theory,I would tend to consider it "dominant"....I was under the assumption,until recently that Arabesque to Arabesque breeding had been done successfully,at this point I'm not sure it has.personally I don't believe there's any evidence to support a theory of "co-dominance" (which would require reliable visual distinction between hets & homos respectively by currently accepted definitions.)Anyone with actual trial proof to the contrary,feel free to correct any of the above,I have not bred this mutation yet,and,lack firsthand observation of its behavior.
