Re: Pairing up co-dom/doms to normals
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Originally Posted by
Mike@OutbackReptiles
Since cinnamon an Mojave are dominant pattern morphs, I would assume they would dominate the "normal" pattern.
Actually aren't they mainly COLOR morphs and affect the pattern only to a lesser extent? I do notice a destinct difference between the offspring of different clutches when pairing the same co-dominant male with several different females. The hue and pattern of the wild type female definately makes a difference in the look of the offspring. There are so many different genes that affect color and pattern and saturation that a single gene mutation isn't going to affect everything about the look. I think the wild type parent is just as important in the final outcome of a project.
Re: Pairing up co-dom/doms to normals
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Originally Posted by
JimNAZ
Yeah I have a somewhat dark spider with a bit of a greenish hue to his dark coloration. I will find out this season (hopefully) if he passes much/all of that on. Is it a given to expect that this will happen? Is it still just a roll of the dice and we can try to better the odds with a lighter colored normal?
If you're trying to breed for darker spiders, I think I'd try pairing him with the darkest wild-type(s) you can find ...
Of course when you say "greenish hue," my first thought for a partner is a mojave -- but then ya gotta have a female mojave that you want to breed him to :)
