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i need help with something
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ZoologyGirl
Under Tank Heather
100% normals (unless het's are involved)
wade
Save The Humans
Do you have permission from Mr Cornfield to be here? Hope so, he's mean.
I am not!!!! Actually, I didn't realize this thread was in here. I'm gonna move it into the appropriate normal forum now.
Signed,
~The Meanie
To answer your question, you will basically get normal babies.
I am not!!!! Actually, I didn't realize this thread was in here. I'm gonna move it into the appropriate normal forum now.
Signed,
~The Meanie
To answer your question, you will basically get normal babies.
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Shiari
Blutterer
Most cornsnake morphs are 'simple recessive'. This means that it takes *2* copies of the gene for it to show. Eye color in humans is governed the same way. Brown eyes are "normal" dominant and blue eyes are a simple recessive.
If one parents has brown eyes and the other blue, all the babies will have brown eyes, however, genetically they will have 1 copy of the gene for brown eyes, and 1 copy of the gene for blue. This is known as being 'heterozygous' for a trait.
So, your ghost is expressing 2 recessive traits at the same time. Hypomelanism (reduced black) and anerythrism (lacking red).
An Okeetee is a line-bred type of normal, not a morph. If it does not have any heterozygous traits (likely it doesn't), then it can *only* contribute a normal copy of any particular type of gene.
So, if the okeetee gives a normal copy of each gene, and the ghost gives *a* copy of hypomelanism, and *a* copy of anerythrism, all the offspring will be normal because they don't have the required *2* copies of the recessive trait. However, if you breed those offspring together in the future, you have a small chance of producing hypos, aneries, or ghosts along with more normals because both snakes share the genes and they have the potential to match up correctly.
Candy canes are a line-bred type of amelanistic (lacking black) corn snake, and that is also a recessive trait. Because candy canes are line-bred to have a specific look, they are also unlikely to have much in the way of recessive traits.
So, if you breed those two together, the only recessive trait being shown by the candy cane is amelanism. It will contribute a normal gene in the location where anerythrism exists, and a normal gene in the location where hypomelanism exists, but a recessive gene for amelanism.
Your ghost probably has a decent change of being het for amelanism, however, as it is a very common gene. You would find out for sure by breeding these two together. The reason for that is because *IF* your ghost is het for amelanism, there is an even chance of it contributing a normal *or* an amelanism gene to its offspring. If you get no amelanistic offspring, the odds are that your ghost does not carry that gene hidden. If it is not carrying that gene, all the offspring of this pairing would be normals "het" for amel, anery, and hypo.
If one parents has brown eyes and the other blue, all the babies will have brown eyes, however, genetically they will have 1 copy of the gene for brown eyes, and 1 copy of the gene for blue. This is known as being 'heterozygous' for a trait.
So, your ghost is expressing 2 recessive traits at the same time. Hypomelanism (reduced black) and anerythrism (lacking red).
An Okeetee is a line-bred type of normal, not a morph. If it does not have any heterozygous traits (likely it doesn't), then it can *only* contribute a normal copy of any particular type of gene.
So, if the okeetee gives a normal copy of each gene, and the ghost gives *a* copy of hypomelanism, and *a* copy of anerythrism, all the offspring will be normal because they don't have the required *2* copies of the recessive trait. However, if you breed those offspring together in the future, you have a small chance of producing hypos, aneries, or ghosts along with more normals because both snakes share the genes and they have the potential to match up correctly.
Candy canes are a line-bred type of amelanistic (lacking black) corn snake, and that is also a recessive trait. Because candy canes are line-bred to have a specific look, they are also unlikely to have much in the way of recessive traits.
So, if you breed those two together, the only recessive trait being shown by the candy cane is amelanism. It will contribute a normal gene in the location where anerythrism exists, and a normal gene in the location where hypomelanism exists, but a recessive gene for amelanism.
Your ghost probably has a decent change of being het for amelanism, however, as it is a very common gene. You would find out for sure by breeding these two together. The reason for that is because *IF* your ghost is het for amelanism, there is an even chance of it contributing a normal *or* an amelanism gene to its offspring. If you get no amelanistic offspring, the odds are that your ghost does not carry that gene hidden. If it is not carrying that gene, all the offspring of this pairing would be normals "het" for amel, anery, and hypo.
RobbiesCornField
Bring it on.
I moved this thread into the cultivars section. It looks like you've got all the answers you need!
Teddy Roosevelt
i loev cronsankes
*charcoal is the trade name for anerythristic form B. There are three forms of Anerythrism discovered thus far... Anery A, or common anery, which is one of two genes your ghost is expressing, Anery B, trade name Charcoal, which tends to have less yellow and be a bit darker than anery A as well as producing combos with less contrast (IE a blizzard or amel charcoal vs a snow or amel anery), and Anery C or Z, trade name Ashy or Cinder, which is still being played with a little, and is relatively new.
Teddy Roosevelt
i loev cronsankes
Corn snake genetics are a little complicated sounding at first, but when you realize they're mostly just simple recessive genes like you learned in high school, things get simpler. At least they aren't liek ball python genetics, where every other gene is codominant, incomplete dominant, etc... :0
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ZoologyGirl
Under Tank Heather
did you click on a subforum first (general chit chat...husbandry...feeders...photos...misc...etc...)