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Opal vs. Bubblegum Snow

surfrkidTS

surfrkidTS

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Is an Opal a bubblegum snow? If not, then why can you only buy 'snows' on Rich's website instead of dividing it into: white snows; bubblegum snows; and green snows... I want to breed within the next few years if my mother will let me get another corn and just want to educate myself on morphs and genetics. Luckily, I am good with biology so the genetics stuff was easy :)
 
Different critters

An opal is an Amelanistic Lavender, while a snow is a Amelanistic Anery. They each have different genetic traits present.

All snows are snows. What I mean by that is that they all are homo for Amel and Anery. The color just varies much like any other other morph, some are just more pink, while some are more yellow.

Another example would be Amels. While there are dozen of different amel varieties, all are still amelanistic. Some have more yellow (butter), some have more white (candy canes) and others have more orange (creamsicles).

Hope that helps, instead of confuses. ;)
 
Gotta agree on the snow part, but disagree on your amel statement.

Amels - regular amels
Butters - homozygous for amel AND caramel
Creamsicle - amel emoryi cross

-Kat
 
Kat,

I understand your point and agree. However, I was using it to illustrate a point about color differences vs. genetic combos. I should have stated that upfront. The point to take away is that all of these morphs are still amel morphs regardless of color. Perhaps a better example would have been Amel Okeetee instead of Creamsicle. Thanks. :)
 
Butter doesn't fit either

Using Butter as a variation of amel would be the same as calling Opal an amel variation also.
Both have to have the influence of another simple recessive trait to show their colors, ie....Butter needs Caramel and Opal needs Lavender.
 
Not to pile on here, but I think the better analogy of the variation in snow coloration would be to examine the differing amel cultivars available. Sunglow, regular amel, reverse okeetee, and candy cane are all amelanistic in the basic definition, but, due to line breeding, they have remarkably different looks. The genes are the same, though, just as is true for the pink, yellow, and green blotched snows.
 
ok, sorry about that and yes, I totally understand the concept now. don't worry about easy to read posts either, I'm pretty good with genetics and stuff. I know I already said that... but, what can I say. I've read serpwidget's, murphys laws....)
 
Darin,

THAT is what I was shooting for, but you did a much better job of explaining it. ;)

I didn't realize there was so many pitfalls and beartraps waiting for one on the road to ture corn enlightenment! :D
 
CAV.......

I think you'll be surprised at all of the pitfalls that await anyone wishing to master the realm of cornsnake genetics. Just when you think you've got it mastered, someone will produce something that disproves one of those "proven" characteristics. At least we have these forums to help us on our way!
 
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