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Old 01-25-2022, 04:39 PM   #19
NiklasTyreso
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Originally Posted by scmartin27 View Post
It has been over a year now since the 2020s have hatched, and I am now questioning my original belief of incomplete-dominance.

The female of the pair that I kept from 2020 is now showing the yellow very heavily in her saddles, with no discernible pink - Unlike the male who has a very stark contrast between his yellow borders and pink saddles.

I still believe it is dominant in some capacity. But it isn't as simple as "Breed a Green Blotched to a normal and get 100% Halo babies."

Here's an overview so far, after reviewing I am hoping someone can give their thoughts (keep in mind all of these are snows):
Halo x Normal = mix of Halos and Normals
Halo x Green Blotched = 100% either Halo or GB
Halo x Halo = Halos, GB, and normals
GB x Normal = Halos & GB [referencing the 2020 babies]
GB x GB = ?? (I have personally not done this breeding... hard to find a GB male...??)
Normal who produced Halos with a halo or GB x same = Normals. [i.e. not a recessive mutation]

I wonder if it's sex-linked somehow, perhaps Dominant in females but Incomplete-Dominant in males? I look forward to everyone's thoughts.
Can some unorthodox model explain the results?

What if there are 3 or 4 genes involved in Halo and GB, and at least 3 need to be inherited into the hatchling to give Halo and/or GB?

What if hets in different locus, hets that are not dominant, still add influence on phenotype when several of them are bred into the same animal?