Quote Originally Posted by Tannerrrtx View Post
But butter being a separate line, doesn't that make it separate from lesser. Making it a separate gene?

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As others have said, nope. Presumably all of the morphs in the BEL complex are mutations of the same gene: mojave, butter/lesser, mystic, phantom, het russo, etc. All of these have the same gene affected, it's just affected in different ways to give the various morphs. These different mutations are called alleles. So the BEL complex is just made up of different alleles of a single gene.

Yes, it can get complex. Read some of the genetics tutorials and find some online youtube lectures on mendelian genetics to get a good understanding. Especially if you ever want to breed, a fundamental basic understanding of genetics is extremely helpful, and I would say, necessary if you want to be a competent breeder.