King of Dinkers update...

[Dave Green]

So, attempting to wrap my poor brain around all of the information...

The gene for KingDinker is probably recessive, which would mean he is homozygous for KingDinker. He threw a homozygous when bred back to mom, so mom has to have at least one gene, with the dad giving another copy of the gene...

So in total, you would have in your possession 3 animals who definitely have the KingDinker gene right now... with any offspring from KingDinker himself ALSO carrying at least one copy of the gene each(hets).

Do you still have KingDinker's dad?

Also, I wonder if mom actually is also KingDinker but it's being masked by the super mojave white washing it out?

Fascinating and I can't wait to see more updates. Thank you so much for sharing the whole process with us all. Sorry about the stillborn baby.

I think you're right but 14 babies is still a pretty small sample. However, everything has fallen in line as if it's recessive. I do have Dinker's dad as well as all the babies he's produced. He's fathered four clutches so far and one more is hatching now. I haven't seen anything unusual and I've kept them all thinking they may be 50% hets. I was lucky enough to hatch the Dinker before I sold any of the father's offspring. Some of those 50% het females will be ready to breed this coming season. As far as mom goes she didn't produce all Dinkers so she appears to be a Het. Also, if you notice the Dinker has a very thin eye stripe and mom does not. I did hatch a super mojave along with the Dinker 2.0 so I'm anxious for her to shed and see how she looks under a black light. Fun Stuff!