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    here's a dumb question!

    what does "het" mean? i keep seeing "het" albino and "het" this and that, what is "het"?

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    Re: here's a dumb question!

    Hi,

    Have a read of this.


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    Heterozygous refers to having two different alleles for a single trait. They won't visually display the morph characteristics that they'd "het" for. Hope that helps! You might look at the morph/genetics guide on the forums here for a little better explanation.
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    Re: here's a dumb question!

    Quote Originally Posted by youbeyouibei View Post
    Heterozygous refers to having two different alleles for a single trait. They won't visually display the morph characteristics that they'd "het" for. Hope that helps! You might look at the morph/genetics guide on the forums here for a little better explanation.
    yikes! so many big words lol thanks for the info though

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    Re: here's a dumb question!

    Quote Originally Posted by Scorpio View Post
    yikes! so many big words lol thanks for the info though
    LOL! It does get confusing at times, lol! Good luck!
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