explain gtp genetics to a ball python person
can someone explain how gtp genetics work, or post a sticky or a link to a website that can? as a bp breeder i am mighty confused, i struck up a conversation with a gtp breeder and he got me interested and threw me for a loop when he told me gtp genetics don't act like bp genes, recessive, codom, and dominant and that he didn't want to get into it because it was a lot to explain. i've been in his position many times with bp genetics noobs, so i was hoping for some help here.
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genetics is genetics no matter what the species. co-dom, dom, and recessive pass on the same no matter what the species. I dont breed gtps but the only thing I can think of is the localities being a little different looking or maybe the traits that are desirable in them are polygenetic.
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Lucas339
They are nothing like bp. if you breed blue to blue you can get green. they aren't inheritable by simple Mendelian genetics.
And not all genetics is simple codom, dom, and recessive. There are a number of traits that don't act like this.
THIS ^^^^ is what i was trying to ask about. are gtp genes just completely random or is there some order to them, perhaps a different method of organization (not Mendelian) ?
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MrLang
A polygene, multiple factor, multiple gene inheritance, or quantitative gene is a group of non-allelic genes that together influence a phenotypic trait.
Thanks for clearing that up. Now where did I put my dictionary..
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Kensa
Thanks for clearing that up. Now where did I put my dictionary..
LMAO oh this sooooo made my night. :D