sunglow/candy cane

[tradernick]

Hello. I'm a little unclear on this and would appreciate some help. I've been offered a pair of corns that "look normal and carry the sunglow/candy cane gene" and have already parented some candy canes.

I thought sunglow and candy cane morphs were totally different. Is this person just using the wrong terminology or are sunglow/candy canes the same (or at least very similiar)?

Thanks,
Nick

 

[Toshiro]

Corns can't carry the sunglow- or the candy cane gene.
It's selective breeding.

 

[Blue Apple Herps]

Sunglows and candy canes are geneticall just amels. It's possible this person has normals het for amel, and that these normals happen to throw sunglows and candy canes. But they cannot be het for sunglow or candycane, as they're just a specific type of amel.

 

[tradernick]

ok I think I got it but that brings up another question. If they've thrown candy canes in their last coupling, what are the odds they'll do it again? I'm just curious, here.

 

[PtDnsr]

Normal het amel x normal het amel gives:
75% Normal possible het amel
25% Amel

As long as the clutch is big enough you should have roughly 25% amels.

~Katie

 

[Blue Apple Herps]

ok I think I got it but that brings up another question. If they've thrown candy canes in their last coupling, what are the odds they'll do it again? I'm just curious, here.

Who knows? You can get a lot of variety with amels from one pairing. They may throw 100% candy canes, or you may not get any. Likewise, two candy cane adults might not throw any candy cane offspring (not likely, but possible).

 

[Blue Apple Herps]

Should add, Katie is correct in that only 25% will be amels, my post refers to those amels that would hatch out.

 

[tradernick]

ok cool. thanks so much for the info.
Nick