I need help with squares....

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Actually, it might be confusing at first, but blueapplepaste is doing the square the way it normally is done. That’s not to say that using “n” wouldn’t work. I understand why it seems easier. If the normal allele that pairs with a mutant pastel allele is normal, why not just use “n?” It’s not standard, but it can be done if it doesn’t confuse you. We would usually use P for normal allele opposite a pastel (p) mutant allele because that’s just the standard punnett method.

What you need to remember is that each bee has a possibility of throwing (we’ll use n) sp, sn, pn, or nn. That gives you a possibility of 16 outcomes in a 4 x 4 square. At this point I would not bank on anything that results in ss. In blueapplepaste’s example, a ppsS would, as you said, be a super pastel het spider. Since spider is considered in the herp world as dominant, this means ppsS is going to be a killer bee.

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yeah i can see why you would use a P cause then you can tell that the P came from a pastel i guess....


i have a bit of trouble with the 4x4's lol. oooook and pastel is a co-dominant trait... i sort of get this stuff lol.

im sure im making it alot more complicated then it really is.

like for this http://www.newenglandreptile.com/gen...recessive.html i still dont understand what stuff like CCGg is. It looks like a ghost. and has .... "caramel glow", but you say that the capital ones are just "normal" .... idk...

that stuff