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Genetic question

cowtownherper Nov 30, 2004 12:26 PM

First off Ive never had any luck downloading the genetic wizard. Now for the question. Hows the best way to prove through breeding that my Charcoal is really a charcoal, without actualy breeding her to another charcoal?

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1,0 snow
1,0 amel
1,0 kisatchie
1,0 aney stripe motley
0,1 normal
0,1 charcoal
0,1 motley
1,1 oketee
0,1 tx rat
4,5 ball python
1,1 dumerils boa
1,1 columbian red tail boa
1,1 green iguana
1,0 leopard gecko
1,2 dogs
freezer full of mice & rats

Replies (2)

vanderkm Nov 30, 2004 01:40 PM

I would breed to a snow - they are easy to visually identify, are unlikely to carry charcoal (which would mess things up) and easy to know the result in one clutch. If your female is charcoal you will get all normals (het for anery A, B and amel). If she is anery A or ghost you will get all anerys.

An alternate to be more sure she is charcoal would be to breed her to a blizzard - again because it is easier to tell blizzard from snow than anery A from charcoal just by looking.

mary v.

Amanda E Nov 30, 2004 02:03 PM

Looks like a Charcoal to me, but with that said, if it was me, I'd breed her to another morph that is homozygous Charcoal, like a Blizzard or a Pewter. All the babies should turn out to be Charcoal. If she isn't Charcoal, then you'll get all normal babies.
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1.0 Hypo "Coral" Snow cornsnake
0.1 Ghost cornsnake
1.1 Bloodred cornsnakes
2.1 Hypo cornsnakes
0.2 Normal cornsnakes
0.0.1 Amber cornsnake
0.0.2 Caramel cornsnakes

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