This is directly from Caponetto's website - no?Originally Posted by xanaxez
here you go colin. read this.
Genetics
For simplicity's sake, consider the Tiger a co-dominant mutation. However, the striping is extremely variable much like the saddles on the Jaguar carpet are variable. The main reason the stripe varies on Tiger offspring is because it can be influenced by the non-tiger parent. Some hobbyists automatically assume that every snake carrying the Tiger gene must have a perfect dorsal stripe, but this is not the case. Sometimes the pattern of the non-Tiger parent works against the striping in Tiger offspring, similar to the way we see an occasional banded Jaguar. However, when two animals carrying the gene are bred together, I believe a number of visibly striped Tigers will be produced.
I believe that breeding Tiger to Tiger produces offspring with increased or more complete striping. My 2002 male Tiger was produced by breeding a male Tiger to a female Tiger. His dorsal stripe is broken in places, but the striping is generally very uniform, even along the sides. In the future, we may hear hobbyists start referring to these animals as "Super Tigers".
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