Ok ill start with can you guys please stop repeating yourselves about the per egg. We all understand that and its not what im trying to discuss, im trying to understand why saying "statistically you should get 50% lesser 50% normal" is wrong, why does it need "correcting". I understand the odds are per egg. an odd number egg clutch its obviously impossible to have a 50/50. but again, statistically what should you get?

ok ill try this fill in the blank "statistically you should get _______ per clutch"

Quote Originally Posted by Dave Green View Post
I never mentioned real world vs. statistics. The genetics/odds work per individual snake/egg. Of course you can apply it to a clutch, or 100 eggs, or 1000 eggs, etc. But at the end of the day it all comes down to the fact that each egg has a 50/50 shot of being a lesser or normal (using your example).

I used the coin flip example as it helps explain the odds. If I had 100 lesser x normal eggs incubating we can all guess that I would get close to 50 lessers and 50 normals but odds are only odds. If the first clutch hatches and I had 8 lessers and 0 normals it may change the results but it only means I beat the odds and it has no effect on future egg or clutch results.

I don't think it's a big deal either way...
Big deal not really, but If no one cared, no one would keep "correcting" others.

Quote Originally Posted by rabernet View Post
LOL, I didn't imagine when I posted earlier today in a thread about the probability being per egg, that it would spark this conversation, but it's turned out to be a pretty interesting thread.

I don't think I really need to add much in way of explanation, because I don't think I could explain it any better than it has already been, by prior posters.
It's posted in a lot of threads, I was going to respond in the thread, but figured it be better as its own topic