What are the Genetics for a Superstripe Ball Python?

[asplundii]

i think someone tried that, but didnt get anything.

Not that that is necessarily definitive when you consider the 3 in 4 chance of NOT hitting anything...

I think the best way to determine if Spector/Whirlwind have a super form would be to put 2 Superstripes together. Possible offspring would be Ivory, Superstripe and whatever the super form of Spector/Whirlwind might be.

[nixer]

Not that that is necessarily definitive when you consider the 3 in 4 chance of NOT hitting anything...

I think the best way to determine if Spector/Whirlwind have a super form would be to put 2 Superstripes together. Possible offspring would be Ivory, Superstripe and whatever the super form of Spector/Whirlwind might be.

actually that wouldnt work either because both animals would carry both genes so that would not tell you if its a super form.

[nixer]

Yea it is the same one. I should get four clutches from him, that one, two more regular Yellow Belly’s, and one from a Pastel.

man thats sweet! mine stopped eating just shy of what i would breed but next year it should be plenty big.

[asplundii]

actually that wouldnt work either because both animals would carry both genes so that would not tell you if its a super form.

Not sure I follow.

Spector/Whirlwind/YB are allelic. If you breed a SuperStripe to a SuperStripe you are breeding SpectorYB to a SpectorYB so your possible outcomes of offspring are YBYB (i.e SuperYB aka Ivory) SpectorYB (i.e. SuperStripe) and SpectorSpector (i.e. SuperSpector)

So... If you did the cross and some "new" phenotype showed up you would know it to be the SuperSpector.

If no "new" phenotype showed up I would hold all the SuperStripe offspring for later investigation and try the cross again at least one more time under the assumption I missed the SuperSpector (1 in 4 odds are not sure things after all). If still no "new" phenotype showed up I would take the SuperStripe offspring and breed them to Ivories. If the SuperSpector is visually the same as a SuperStripe (SpectorYB) then breeding a SuperSpector to an Ivory will yield all SuperStripes (SpectorYB). Where as breeding a SuperStripe (SpectorYB) to an Ivory would yield SuperStripes (SpectorYB) and Ivories.