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Genetics question in Mexicana mexicana pairing...............

jlassiter Feb 21, 2005 06:49 PM

My goal is to produce some dark phase split banded Mexmex.
I have a dark phase female and an exceptional splitbanded male that I am breeding this year for the first time.
In this pairing would the traits be co dominant and the offspring hatch out double homozygous (dark ground color and splitbands)or will I have normal looking offspring carrying these traits (double heterozygous)??
If one trait is dominant (let's say the splitbands) will they be heterozygous (het) for dark phase and vice versa??
I know of no one trying to produce these, but I have seen some being produced from dark phase to dark phase pairings. Are these two traits just anomalies or are they genetic??
Any help would be appreciated greatly.
-John Lassiter-

Here is a pic of the pair.....

Replies (2)

jlassiter Feb 22, 2005 05:20 PM

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Uncloudy Feb 23, 2005 02:23 PM

John,
I will definately be some interesting data on that pairing of what genes are going to be passed. Either way there's gonna be no ugly ones.
Chris

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