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    Re: I Want To See You Dinkers!

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    Noob question.... Whats a dinker?
    A dinker is an unusual looking normal that may or may not have something genetic going on inside. An animal worth holding on to, to breed out or "dinker" with to see if can pass on a visible genetic mutation.

    if anyone else has a better explanation lease feel free, but that's how I define it.
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    Re: I Want To See You Dinkers!

    Quote Originally Posted by MeinDraco View Post
    A dinker is an unusual looking normal that may or may not have something genetic going on inside. An animal worth holding on to, to breed out or "dinker" with to see if can pass on a visible genetic mutation.

    if anyone else has a better explanation lease feel free, but that's how I define it.
    That's a great explanation!

    A dinker essentially is a normal that has some visual abnormalities. Also referred to as "het markers," these wildtype snakes with abnormal patterns or tints/hues are often bred to various recessive genes to see if they can be proved out as a carrier for a recessive gene.

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