Re: Paradoxing: Random or Still to be Proven
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Originally Posted by
Daigga
I don't believe for a second that paradoxing is caused by chimerism or anything nearly as genetically rare or complex as that. Twins alone are incredibly rare in ball pythons, chimeras would be even more rare than that, but paradox animals pop up all the time. The statistics just don't add up for that to be a realistic cause.
Certain morphs seem to be more prone to paradoxing than others. I know cinnamon, calico, and pastel tend to make some wonky paradox looking snakes when combined (not the same as what's pictured, but a form of paradox all the same). Then there's also the atomic gene, which I haven't seen much of, but looks to be a proven genetic paradox.
I wonder can we really say how rare it is? two embryos combining may not be as rare as we think, if the twins were the same morph you would never know, there are humans who are chimeras but only know this due to genetic testing, nothing visual indicates it. I'd be interested in some sort of study on this even if it isn't reptile related
