Need help with hatchling ID

After a quick Google search, I found this...

The Artis Zoo in Amsterdam contains three adult female Burmese pythons but no males. One female was born in 1993 and has been separated from males since 1995. She has produced a single clutch every spring starting in 1997 up to 2002. Healthy embryos have been observed in 25-30% of the eggs every year. No material of the 1997-2000 clutches had been saved for later use in a genetic study. Seven embryos were isolated from eggs of the 2001 clutch after a 24 day incubation period. The results of this test showed that six out of seven microsatellite loci were monomorphic and all individuals were homozygous for the same allele. All seven young had identical fingerprints, and all the markers of the offspring were also found in their mother. So the young are genetically identical to their mother and do not show markers that suggest the involvement of a father. These observations then suggest that this female python is parthenogenetic. (Groot et al, 2003).

There is also a member here who had a Rainbow Boa litter via Parthenogenesis. The thread is called 'Rainbow Boa Miracle Litter' or something like that.

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Originally Posted by swansonbb

She has some 'splainin to do.

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Lol. Be interesting to see if they are all girls. Keep us all updated.

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Fascinating... I look forward to finding out if they're all females :cool:

if it was parthenogenisis which means they would be clones wouldn't they have the exact pattern at mom has?
they all have different patterns.
with the exception of the head and tail stripe nothing really stands out as a match.

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Not necessarily.

When they clone horses, they won't have the same markings.

The pattern can be altered by incubation, so I would say no.

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Originally Posted by mues155

if it was parthenogenisis which means they would be clones wouldn't they have the exact pattern at mom has?
they all have different patterns.
with the exception of the head and tail stripe nothing really stands out as a match.

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Nope.
They would only be identical in genetics. Think how identical twins can have different pattern of freckles or something.

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Ok, just checking.
Well i will update you all once the hatchlings are sexed

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Originally Posted by mues155

Ok, just checking.
Well i will update you all once the hatchlings are sexed

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Wow. Seriously want to knowing this is momma clones.