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Just curious what would you get out of 4 eggs if you bred a pewter to pewter. Thanks mike.

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If cinnamon and pastel are mutations of different genes on different chromosomes then each egg would have the following chances:

1:16 normal
1:8 cinnamon
1:8 pastel
1:16 super cinnamon
1:16 super pastel
1:4 pewter
1:8 pastel super cinnamon
1:8 super pastel cinnamon
1:16 super pastel super cinnamon

(yes, I had to actually write out the square on this one, too much late night drinking last night)

If on the other hand, pastel and cinnamon turn out to be alleles (different mutations of the SAME gene) then it works out to:

1:4 super pastel
1:2 pewter
1:4 super cinnamon

(note that neither normal nor any higher order combos - more than two mutant genes - are possible in this scenario)

I wouldn't be surprised at all if they turn out to be alleles based on the similar traits between cinnamon and pastel and the weird synergy with the pewter combo.

Randy thanks for the answer. Mike.