Candino genetics

[MikeM75]

I read the posts on BP.net about the Candino genetics, i.e. http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...hlight=candino ,
and do believe I have a handle on it but I am looking at getting one and want to make sure I know what I am doing.

In the above referenced post, Kurtilein explained it how I have it in my head, but I am hoping someone who has them might be able to help clarify.

I try to use a Punnet square on a few different scenarios and I just can not come up with how to set it up correctly.

Hopefully someone can verify that this is correct. Candino x Het Candy = 25% Candy 25% Candino and 50% het something, does this 50% het something
mean that out of this 50%, you will have 33% het albino and 33% het candy and 33% het candino? or out of the 50% het something you will have
33% het albino and 66% het candino? Is candino basically its own gene at this point?

I guess it is throwing me off because the two genes are compatible so I can't think of it as breeding a Piebald x Albino, this is simple.

I would REALLY appreciate it if someone could give more details or just explain it again.

[Royal Hijinx]

Any hets can only be het Candy or het Albino. In your above scenario any normal looking animals would be 50% het Albino/66% het Candy if my math is correct.

[HypoLyf]

C = candy
A = albino
n = normal

AC = candino
CC = visual candy
Cn = normal het candy
An = normal het albino


I believe I set that up correctly. In this case, your normals would either be 100% het albino OR 100% het candy.

[MikeM75]

C = candy
A = albino
n = normal

AC = candino
CC = visual candy
Cn = normal het candy
An = normal het albino


I believe I set that up correctly. In this case, your normals would either be 100% het albino OR 100% het candy.

WOW, I guess my over thinking has struck again. Thank you lyfoti05

[Pythonfriend]

yes the square is correct, in that scenario you cannot see if the hets are het candy or het albino. (ok its almost correct, since candy and albino are recessive you would use small "c" and "a" and capital "N").


there is no het candino. a snake that is strictly speaking a "het albino het candy" double-het IS the VISIBLE candino.

so there are a couple of pairings where all guessing and uncertainty can be eliminated.

like for example:

het candy to albino: 50% candino 50% het albino
het candy to candy: 50% candy 50% het candy
candino to albino: 50% candino 50% albino
candino to candino: 25% candy 50% candino 25% albino <--- this pairing can be used to get pure candy out of candinos
candino to candy: 50% candy 50% candino <--- better than candy to het candy, produces candinos on top
candy to albino: 100% candino

If you can get a het candy or candino, just breed to albino first, and then do candino to candino. if i could get a pair of candino and het candy, i would either breed both to different albinos (maybe with added genes) in order to later do candino to candino (with pinstripe or cinnamon or whatever added via the albinos), or i would breed candino to het candy and hold back all of the hets, and later prove out the hets by breeding to albino.

i have to say im not breeding them, but i confirmed this info with breeders that do have them and im quite a freak when it comes to gene complexes.

[MikeM75]

I have definitely seen your replys to several other posts so I do consider you a very knowledgable person. I appreciate your reply, it is pretty much what I thought but I needed to make sure before I make that investment.

Thank you.