can it

[jacob985]

no i do not but yea a reduced pattern would make since i didn't think about that one.

[blackcrystal22]

There is no such thing as a Het. Spider.

Nor is there any Het. Co-dominant traits. (Heterozygous only applies non-visually to recessive traits. If a Co-Dominant animal is Heterozygous, it displays that trait and it's super form is Homozygous).

So, if there is a 'normal' ball python hatchling from a Co-Dominant breeding, it is just that, normal. (this includes Pastels, Mojaves, Spiders, Pinstripes, Fires, Lessers, Butters, and all other co-dom traits).

[alan1]

(Heterozygous only applies non-visually to recessive traits. ).

incorrect...
heterozygous means 'one', homozygous means 'the same'

a pastel is 'het' for super pastel
a yellowbelly is 'het' for ivory
a fire is 'het' for BlakEL (2 'the same' fire genes)... etc

[unspecified42]

incorrect...
heterozygous means 'one', homozygous means 'the same'

a pastel is 'het' for super pastel
a yellowbelly is 'het' for ivory
a fire is 'het' for BlakEL (2 'the same' fire genes)... etc

What? No, that's not quite right, either. 'Hetero' means 'different'- as in the individual has two different genes for that allele.

You are correct that whether an individual is heterozygous or not is irrelevant to the genetic disposition of the trait- you can be 'het' for a codominant trait or a recessive one. 'Het' simply refers to the fact that the individual carries two different genes.

[alan1]

only one (out of a possible two) is the same as 'different' yes?