Pastel versus Super

[Serpent_Nirvana]

Okay, so another thread in the Genetics forum got me thinking ...

Without knowing an ounce of background, what would you call this girl -- a pastel (heterozygous), super pastel (homozygous), or pastel combo? ... And, perhaps most importantly, why?

I have some knowledge and some thoughts, but I'm very curious to hear others' ideas. Thanks guys!

[Freakie_frog]

Pastel not a Super..

Here is a Super pastel on a regular pastel not much bigger than it.


With super pastels the tell is in the black.. Notice how faded and washed out the black is compaired to a normal pastel
Super


Pastel, even with great looking pastels with really faded heads the black is the tell


With supers it's way more pronounced when they are little

[Serpent_Nirvana]

Looks like not many other people are going to reply (FreakieFrog provided a great explanation anyway), soo ...

I did know for a fact that she is not a super, as she came from a pastel x light WC normal breeding.

I was curious, though, if others saw what I see in her, which is her strongly faded head and the mottled blushing on her sides.

After looking at a few, I think she may be a "stonewash" line pastel, and I'm hoping that faded look will combine with other morphs ... I think she'd make some fantastic supers.

(That super in your 1st pic is a knockout, BTW!!)

[Freakie_frog]

(That super in your 1st pic is a knockout, BTW!!)

Thanks and she is a rat eating machine.. Now if only I knew what to breed her too.. LOL