bsleeper, since you kinda asked a two-part question... and I love genetics in general, here is my expanded answer for you (I leave fractions unsimplified to make proportions perhaps a little clearer):



As "Morphine" explained,

Pastel Het Pied X Het Pied would statistically produce:

1/8 Pastel (NOT Het Pied)

2/8 Pastel Het Pied

1/8 Pastel Pied

1/8 Normal (NOT Het Pied)

2/8 Het Pied (Normal looking)

1/8 Piebald



Which would have to marketed as:

(3/8) Pastels 66% possible Het Pied

(1/8) Pastel Pied

(3/8) 66% possible Het Pied (Normal looking)

(1/8) Piebald



...but you also asked about another cross:



Pastel Het Pied X Pastel Het Pied would statistically produce:

1/16 Super Pastel (NOT Het Pied)

2/16 Super Pastel Het Pied

1/16 Super Pastel Pied

2/16 Pastel (NOT Het Pied)

4/16 Pastel Het Pied

2/16 Pastel Pied

1/16 Normal (NOT Het Pied)

2/16 Het Pied (Normal looking)

1/16 Pied



Which would be marketed:

(3/16) Super Pastel 66% possible Het Pied

(1/16) Super Pastel Pied

(6/16) Pastel 66% possible Het Pied

(2/16) Pastel Pied

(3/16) 66% possible Het Pied (Normal looking)

(1/16) Pied



... depending on what your goals are, however, I have a suggestion that should make all of this simpler. Based on your original question, my best guess is that want to produce Piebald Pastels. I think that if you have a Pastel Het Pied, the best thing you cross it to would be a Pied (visible morph = homozygous for the recessive allele). Here is why:

Pastel Het Pied X Pied would statistically produce:

1/4 Pastel Het Pied

1/4 Pastel Pied

1/4 Het Pied (Normal Looking)

1/4 Pied



No mystery, no "possible" Hets! If a snake produced from this cross is not Piebald, you know that it is Het Piebald! Much easier marketing!!



Hope this helps.

~Rebecca
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0.1 Dumeril's Boa '04 (Courtney)

1.2 Ball Pythons

[1.0 '05 Orange Hypo (Specter)]

[0.1 '05 Het Orange Hypo (Sylvia)]

[0.1 '03 Normal (Sue)]

0.2 American Pit Bull Terriers (40lb darling lap dogs:Brandy&Mara)

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• What would the outcome be if? - bsleeper, Tue Dec 12 00:08:58 2006
• RE: What would the outcome be if? - LadyOhh, Tue Dec 12 00:55:26 2006
• 1 in 8 for Pastel Pied. - Morphine, Tue Dec 12 06:44:17 2006
• Expanded Answer... - amarilrose, Wed Dec 13 12:28:23 2006
• A note on statistics - amarilrose, Wed Dec 13 13:02:38 2006