Quote Originally Posted by Eric Alan View Post
... As far as the Het thing goes, it only refers to recessive genes (albino, piebald, clown, hypo, etc). ....
This claim is one of my pet peeves. It is partly true, but it's not the whole truth. Heterozygous refers to the makeup of gene pairs. One of the genes in the gene pair may be a recessive mutant gene, but it is not required to be.

Definitions:
Homozygous = the two genes in a gene pair are the same. Examples -- two normal genes, two albino genes, two pinstripe genes, etc.
Heterozygous = the two genes in a gene pair are NOT the same. Examples -- a pied mutant gene paired with a normal gene, a pastel mutant gene paired with a normal gene, a pinstripe mutant gene paired with a normal gene, a lesser platinum mutant gene paired with a mojave mutant gene, etc.

The belief that all hets look normal originated among herpers when all known mutant genes were recessive to the corresponding normal gene. Those days are long over, but many herpers have not caught up yet.

Anyone who can understand why flipping a coin twice can produce 4 possible outcomes can learn genetics.

Here are a couple of more links that may be useful.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punnett_square
http://www.redtailboas.com/f115/no-f...s-guide-53782/