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Old 02-05-2007, 09:36 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: Opinions on Breeding

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Originally Posted by Cazador View Post
I don't know what would happen if you bred them with an albino eastern. Hope this helps.
I can predict that! The albino gene is also recessive. Let's assume that your melanistic snake does NOT carry a hidden albino gene (not het for albino) and that your albino snake does NOT carry a hidden melanistic gene (not het for melanism).

When you breed them together, the albino will give all offspring an albino gene, but the melanistic will give all offspring a non-albino gene. And, the melanistic will give all offspring the melanistic gene, but the albino will give all offspring a non-melanistic gene.

The result will be all "normals" which will be double het for melanism and albinism.
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