Quote Originally Posted by JLC View Post
He's saying that lessers should be referred to as "het" because they only have one mutated gene of an alelle pair. That condition is known as "heterozygous" or "het" for short.

When the two genes at an alelle are the same, it's referred to as "homozygous".

When both genes at that alelle are lesser genes, you get a blue-eyed-leucistic. So, the BEL could be referred to as a "homozygous lesser."

In recessive animals, the alelle must have both mutated genes to express itself. All albinos are homozygous for albino. An animal that carries one albino gene will look normal and will be called "het albino."

I HOPE that makes sense! I need more coffee.....

It does, thanks! I understand the basics of genetics, but that calculator really threw me for a loop.