What are the odds?!

[Drift]

Like I hinted at... 'correctness' entirely depends on context and the intended audience.

I do not "hate" these kinds of discussions. Separation between technical definition in professional context and colloquial use is a natural part of how languages evolve.

However, I think it's important that people understand where their vocabulary originates from.

I will simply state that if you stated something as "het" to a biologist, they will always know what you are talking about, regardless of what phenotype the gene is linked to, however, if you are specifically talking about ball pythons to a community of ball python owners, the term carries different implications, but perhaps this is not true for all reptile communities.

This is a natural attribute of languages, and you cannot escape it, or deem one term superior over another. Languages evolve, and they will continue to do so, and it is largely dependent on the context in which it is used and accepted.

From a traditional perspective, all we can do is educate people on the origins of their vocabulary in an attempt to differentiate between technical definitions and common definitions.

From a progressive perspective, we must use the language that suits its audience so we can communicate effectively.

Simply put, language and definitions are not absolute.

Now let's move onto a more fruitfull topic, since the original question has been answered long ago... The original poster can't do his own punnett squares... Who wants to volunteer a lecture on multi-gene mendellian ratios?