Learning more about genetics and morphing

[Charles8088]

Can someone recommend a good link, site, resource, where I can read a little more about the genetics of ball python breeding? Can't seem to find anything that explains or teaches really well.

[predatorkeeper87]

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...Basic-Genetics

[Reinz]

Lots of photos too!

[Charles8088]

Both exactly what I need. Thank you.

[predatorkeeper87]

I still refer to that link when I confuse the hell out of myself with morph crosses haha

[BBotteron]

Lots of photos too!

You like them pictures books there do ya reinz? Haha had to sorry...


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[Ax01]

u can also play around with a morph/genetics calculator and see what makes what: http://www.morphmarket.com/c/reptile...tic-calculator

[paulh]

In many ways, I like the Basic Genetics sticky on this forum. But the pictures are all wrong. See post 94 at https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...enetics/page10

Cost of McCurley's "The Complete Ball Python" is $48.75 at Amazon. That is more than I am willing to spend. Particularly after I looked at McCurley's genetics web site.

The principles of genetics are the same for corn, fruit flies, mice and snakes. A used copy of Schaum's Outline of Genetics, Fifth Edition (Schaum's Outlines), by Susan Elrod and William Stansfield, would only cost a few dollars. (I have the third edition; it is well done.)

The USA National Institute of Health's "Genetics Home Reference" is free for the download.
https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/primer

"Genetics for Herpers" by Charles Pritzel is good.
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_n...cs+for+herpers

I wrote a genetics guide. http://www.redtailboas.com/f115/no-f...s-guide-53782/
It is on a boa constrictor web site, but the principles are the same for ball pythons. I get on here pretty regularly so can expand on points that are unclear.

"Survey of Genetics" by Wilmer Miller. Free for the download. It is divided into 4 pdf files, but there are free tools that can stitch them together if desired. See the Contents page at www.ringneckdove.com For what it's worth, Miller taught me most of what I know about genetics.

Here are some good videos. http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/basics/

[Charles8088]

All great information, thank you. Going to check out those books and sites.

[asplundii]

The principles of genetics are the same for corn, fruit flies, mice and snakes.

^^^
THIS!!

Remember this. The longer you are in this hobby the more likely you are to hear people say "ball python genetics" or "hognose genetics" or "retic genetics" as if the genetics in these animals operates in some completely unfathomable way. Genetics is genetics is genetics. If you are using textbooks and the like to get a grasp of genetics from well studied model organisms like mice and fruit flies and such then you will be well equipped to handle the basics of your snakes