Can this be done ?????

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Originally Posted by supertiger retics

OK.....I just wanted to make sure because that's exactly what I've been hearing....thanks guys......But I must say, it does bum me out a little, as I feel like my Specter X Yellow belly would be a waste of a female

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Making superstripes a waste of a female?
Certainly NOT :D

I know....But what I meant by a waste of a female is, to me yellow bellies look a lot better than a specter. And I can't for the life of me understand why specters cost more. And a super specter looks just like a super stripe, and I think the ivory looks a lot better than both......IMO

ideal would be to have the 2-gene versions. if you have ivory females and then superstripe males or maybe even a super specter male, you can decide each season if you want to produce lots of ivory or lots of superstripes.


super stripe + ivory will lead to 50% superstripe 50% ivory. thats nice odds. if both parents each have 2 of these genes, all offspring will also have exactly 2 of these genes.

Gravel can also be added to the mix, appears to be in the same gene complex.

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Originally Posted by RoseyReps

In other words, aside from the actual breakdown of the DNA strand = ladder, and the use of the word "gene", I got the concept right? That the two chromosomes are allelic because they are on the same locus in the DNA strand, and therefore would not be able to have all four of those allelic chromosomes (super specter ivory) in a single snakes genetic make up?

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Words need work. A gene is a portion of a DNA molecule. A gene codes for a trait like albino or pied or ivory. The DNA molecule is inside a chromosome. With the proper techniques, you can see a chromosome through a light microscope. The DNA is too small to see.

Concept is correct. Two genes are allelic because they are on the same locus. There are two genes per locus in a single animal. You cannot put both super specter and ivory into a single snake's genetic make up.