axanthics

now iv been told that you cant mix to different axanthic lines. is this true if so why?

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Originally Posted by Steveoo

now iv been told that you cant mix to different axanthic lines. is this true if so why?

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Yes, simply because they are not compatible.

if its the same basic thing why would they not be compatible? the end result is a gray and back skin pigment? you would think that it would be all same?

The genes for each line of Axanthic are not on the same loci. That is the simple answer.

Just consider each line to be a different morph than the others. ;) Also from photos I tend to see differences in the differing lines...VPI being the most grayscale of them. The others look a little...muddy.

Like Tim said.. It is to different recessive gene's that cause the same "look" in an animal..

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Originally Posted by Kyle@theHeathertoft

Just consider each line to be a different morph than the others. ;) Also from photos I tend to see differences in the differing lines...VPI being the most grayscale of them. The others look a little...muddy.

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there are different lines of pastels but they're all the same - they sometimes just have minor differences in terms of color and pattern

lineage is just about who produced that particular mutation and how it works with others

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Originally Posted by h00blah

there are different lines of pastels but they're all the same - they sometimes just have minor differences in terms of color and pattern

lineage is just about who produced that particular mutation and how it works with others

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Yep but all of the Pastel traits must be on the same locus to work together, the Axanthics are not ;)

D&M and Snake Keeper line are the only two lines that have proven compatible as far as I know.

Brent

Just like albino's and lavender albinos. Same "basic" coloration (phenotype) with different allels at work (genotype).