I agree with the above statements, and I see it like so:
Seems that people are dropping the percentage a lot nowadays and just list listing the animal as PH (possible het). I think that the percentage chance is good to know if you are choosing between two animals and all other things are equal.
The odds are per animal, not per clutch really, so the clutch could be all hets or zero hets. Each animal has the percentage chance of carrying the gene. I think some confusion arrises because we drop a word and say 66% het versus the full 66% possible het.
Really, the animal itself is het or not het, but knowing the odds can help in decision making during purchase as hets do not have 100% reliable markers for the gene.
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