Piebald morph???

[mikears]

Hello everyone,

I'm new to this site and about to purchase my first ball python next week. I'm trying to learn more about morphs and genetics and I am fascinated by the piebald morph. How is this morph produced? Is it a cross between 2 different morph or does the trait have to be dominant in the snake?? Not sure if thats was worded correctly but hopefully you guys understand what my ?

Thanks in Advance

[Slim]

Welcome to BPnet!

Piebalds rock, and are one of my favorite Morphs. The Pied gene is recessive, and the original Pied was found in the wild and imported. It's not a cross between two Morphs, though it has been crossed into other Morphs to make different designer mutations.

[West Coast Jungle]

Piebalds are simple recessive, meaning both parents need to carry the gene for piebald in order to produce a piebald, just like albinos.

Some other morphs are dominant (or co-dominant)meaning only one parent needs to carry the gene in order to produce offspring that are the morph.

Piebalds are not a mixture of different morphs but you can mix a different morph in with them.

Hope this explains it a little

[DutchHerp]

I tell you what, if a piebald is your first BP, you're making a good start.

[Slim]

I tell you what, if a piebald is your first BP, you're making a good start.

No kidding, that would be hitting the ground running

[disabled.101]

No kidding, that would be hitting the ground running

Which doesn't actually work (Was on Mythbusters)

[DutchHerp]

Till I still don't get why you don't like pieds...