Noob in genetics.

i don't know much in genetics im a total noob, but i was doing some reading today about and was reading about the "het" thing and did i understand right that the het looks like just a normal sometimes? and if so whats a way to identify a het from a normal. correct me if i got the whole thing wrong.

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Originally Posted by DarkSmoke

i don't know much in genetics im a total noob, but i was doing some reading today about and was reading about the "het" thing and did i understand right that the het looks like just a normal sometimes? and if so whats a way to identify a het from a normal. correct me if i got the whole thing wrong.

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Nope your spot on.. Het recessive's look just like normals. What makes you able to tell..you buy from a reputable breeder.

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showthread.php?t=52847

That's an awesome thread for someone just learning genetics (if you haven't found that already) Explains everything pretty well:)

thanks for the helpfull link. so there's no chance for example to know if my normal is really a normal or a het since i didn't get it from a reputable breeder right? also my only good chance of getting morphs from her if i were to mate her would be with a dominant male right?

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Originally Posted by DarkSmoke

thanks for the helpfull link. so there's no chance for example to know if my normal is really a normal or a het since i didn't get it from a reputable breeder right?

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You can prove it out by breeding it :gj:

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also my only good chance of getting morphs from her if i were to mate her would be with a dominant male right?

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What is she supposedly het for?

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Originally Posted by DarkSmoke

thanks for the helpfull link. so there's no chance for example to know if my normal is really a normal or a het since i didn't get it from a reputable breeder right? also my only good chance of getting morphs from her if i were to mate her would be with a dominant male right?

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You could breed her to a dom or co-dom and would get 50% visual morphs 50% normals. :gj:

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Originally Posted by Nate

You can prove it out by breeding it :gj:

What is she supposedly het for?

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i don't have an idea since i didn't by it from a reputable breeder but from a petshop in malta.

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Originally Posted by DarkSmoke

i don't have an idea since i didn't by it from a reputable breeder but from a petshop in malta.

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If you did not buy the snake as a het, 99.9999999999999999999999% of the time it is normal. :gj:

Just to help out:

http://ballpython.ca/genetics.html
http://www.worldofballpythons.com/wizard/

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Originally Posted by DarkSmoke

i don't have an idea since i didn't by it from a reputable breeder but from a petshop in malta.

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Well, if they said it was het for something, and you paid 50 bucks for it (just a guess..i really dunno what you paid for it) - then chances are it's a normal type ball python.