Quote Originally Posted by asplundii View Post
Actually the albino gene in both burm and balls could very well be the same gene depending on which type of albinism we are talking about.

A T- albino is a T- albino regardless of what species it is in.

So a T- burm x T- ball would give rise to T- burmballs.

It is rather simple. A T- animal has a complete lack of the tyrosinase enzyme. So if both parents lack the tyrosinase then neither can pass on a functional copy so all the offspring will lack tyrosinase and, therfore, be T-.
You are right, it could be it, but it could also not be.

When I said "lot of chance", I was exaggerating.

But what I was trying to say, not because the effect on the color of a gene is the same as another gene, that they are the same gene. Different gene can have the same effect without being the same. And getting them both together, doesn't mean they gonna have the effect too. But since both species are close enough in the genome and pythons haven't evolved much (compare to other species), they could be the same.

But I am just speculating here, since I have no studies, no knowledge (other than reading some biology books and website) on biology and genome.

Actually, I am not sure I want anyone to try. I don't really have problems with the hybrids but more with the people doing it. We can have the best intentions in the world, we never know when some idiots gonna sell or give them to others without letting them know they are hybrids, what ever the % left they could have. And what happen if a sickness is passed from one species to the other ? How are we gonna stop it from spreading in collection and may be in the wild ?

So I hope we never get there.