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Whats the 1.0/.1 stuff mean?
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kenalotia
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Those numbers refer to the sex of the snakes. The number before the period refers to males, the number after it is for females.
So 2.1 Okeetee Corns would mean 2 males, 1 female okeetee.
Snakes are oftens old as pairs of the opposite sex, so you'll often see 1.1 <snake type >.
Het means that the snake is heterozygous for a trait. That is, they carry one gene for a trait, usually recessive, that isn't showing up in the appearance because it has to have two genes of that type in order for the trait to appear. Many normal corns are het for amelanism (lacking black)or anerythrism (lacking red). A heterozygous animal can be bred to produce offspring showing the trait that it's het for, as long as the one it's paired to is either heterozygous or homozygous (showing the recessive trait).
That explanation might have been confusing... I'm sure someone else can explain it better if you didn't understand.
So 2.1 Okeetee Corns would mean 2 males, 1 female okeetee.
Snakes are oftens old as pairs of the opposite sex, so you'll often see 1.1 <snake type >.
Het means that the snake is heterozygous for a trait. That is, they carry one gene for a trait, usually recessive, that isn't showing up in the appearance because it has to have two genes of that type in order for the trait to appear. Many normal corns are het for amelanism (lacking black)or anerythrism (lacking red). A heterozygous animal can be bred to produce offspring showing the trait that it's het for, as long as the one it's paired to is either heterozygous or homozygous (showing the recessive trait).
That explanation might have been confusing... I'm sure someone else can explain it better if you didn't understand.
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mike,
the best place (that i have seen) to learn genetics concerning cornsnakes is serpwidget's (check the members link at the top of the page) site. it explains almost everything you could ask about corn genetics. be forewarned though... there is ALOT of info there.... have fun... ---jim
the best place (that i have seen) to learn genetics concerning cornsnakes is serpwidget's (check the members link at the top of the page) site. it explains almost everything you could ask about corn genetics. be forewarned though... there is ALOT of info there.... have fun...
---jim