Understanding the platty gene?

[Jason Bowden]

How do they work differently? The only difference is a het platty isnt visual.

...and yes, lessers do not carry the platty gene or they would be a platty. However, you can get a platty from a platty (one lesser gene, one het platty gene) x lesser (one normal gene, one lesser gene) breeding.

Theoretically, from this pairing you could the following genetic combinations:
Baby 1 - 2 lesser genes - visual BEL
Baby 2 - 1 lesser gene, 1 het platty gene - visual Platty
Baby 3 - 1 lesser gene, 1 normal gene - visual Lesser
Baby 4 - 1 het platty gene, 1 normal gene - het platty that looks normal

Those are all the possibly babies you could get from a platty x lesser cross so its not surprising a platty popped out.

OK I'm at an understanding.
Thanks! A little different, but I got it now. A lesser het platty is a platty. I guess I had a brain fart. LOL
Thanks again for putting up with me.








Thanks!

[abi21491]

OK I'm at an understanding. A normal color phase animal can carry the platty gene, but a lesser cannot. Amazing to me! I wonder if other morphs can carry the platty gene?
Thanks! A little different, but I got it now. A lesser het platty is a platty. I guess I had a brain fart. LOL
Thanks again for putting up with me.

Thanks!

Exactly From what I've gathered any of the BEL genes (Mojave, Lesser, Butter, etc) mixed with the Het Daddy gene are visual but I'm guessing any morph that ISN'T a BEL gene would carry the Het Platty gene unnoticed, like a Normal does. It only appears to show itself within the BEL complex.