Re: Toffee and Toffino Comparison pics
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Originally Posted by
WingedWolfPsion
Yes, the Toffee gene is in the same complex as the albino gene--just as with mojaves and lesser platinums.
So, a Toffino carries one copy of each gene, and all offspring from it will inherit either an albino gene, or a toffee gene, when it is bred.
Albino and toffee being recessive makes the whole thing more fun and interesting, lol. Unlike breeding a BEL, you have no idea what the normal looking offspring actually are--they could be het albino, or they could be het toffee, but are definitely one or the other! :)
well not necessarily one or the other. When breeding a het toffee to a het albino, the normal ones will still be 33% normal/non-gene carriers, the other 66% will be either het toffee or het albino with no way to tell which is which.
Re: Toffee and Toffino Comparison pics
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Originally Posted by
Andybill
So then breeding a toffino to a normal would produce DHs right because they are both recessive? Its just crazy that these 2 look so different in their base but would be compatible! I love it! Definitely something that I want to get into!
No you would not produce double hets. You would produce all normal looking animals, half would be het for toffee and half would be het for albino. Albino and toffee are apparently different alleles of the same gene.
Re: Toffee and Toffino Comparison pics
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Originally Posted by
Wapadi
So what happens when you breed a Toffino to an albino?
You should get on average half Toffino's and half Albinos. Of course I don't think anyone has actually bred a Toffino yet, but if it works the way everyone suspects and the two mutations are alleles of the same gene, that's what should happen.
