Re: Genetics of normals...
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Originally Posted by cueball
If by "all" you mean 3 out of 8 then you're right on the money :bolt:
You didn't catch my spontaneous Macarena performance the other night, did you?
Re: Genetics of normals...
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Originally Posted by jglass38
You didn't catch my spontaneous Macarena performance the other night, did you?
Maybe :oops:
Oh yeah Jen...btw...some of my recent hatchling ball pythons exhibited traits from the mother. Pretty subtle but pretty neat!!
Re: Genetics of normals...
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Originally Posted by Mendel's Balls
Another difference is the traits of genetic morphs can be classified on an either or basis...your either spider or your not.....but a lot of the traits of "normals" full along a wide continuum--i.e. there is a tremendous amount of variation in the degree of blushing
It difficult to follow the inheritance of traits like that.....they are called polygenic traits (many, many genes and environmental factors involved) and require a different kind of genetics than the simple Mendelian Genetics of one, two, or three gene traits....they require analysis using what is called quantitative genetics.
Quantitative genetics basically uses statistical distributions (think bell curves) to make predictions...its a lot more complicated and requires very advanced training in statistics and genetics.
Another thing I forgot to mention is that quantitative genetics works best on things that are easily and objectively measurable. The degree of blushing might be difficult to measure objectively. You'd have to develop some kind of objective test for it. Not an easy task I think.
The length of a ball python through the generations would be much easier to analyze using quantitative genetics.
Re: Genetics of normals...
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Originally Posted by Mendel's Balls
Another thing I forgot to mention is that quantitative genetics works best on things that are easily and objectively measurable. The degree of blushing might be difficult to measure objectively. You have to develop some kind of objective test for it.
The length of a ball python through the generations would be much easier to track using quantitative genetics.
Apparently I should've paid more attention in school. :taz:
