Quote Originally Posted by MarkS View Post
Candy and Albino are different alleles of the same gene. (like Mojave and Lesser) They each have a different look. Unlike Mojave and Lesser they are both recessive instead of co-dominant so they only express themselves if there is no 'normal' expression of the gene involved. A Candino has both albino and Candy traits. A Candino bred to an albino will produce half albinos and half Candinos but no Candies. A Candino bred to a Candy will produce half Candies and half Candinos but no albinos.
Ooooo, I didn't know they were allelic!! Everyone was saying "compatible", which is completely different... most genes are compatible, some are not (like the different lines of Axanthics), which was my misunderstanding. So, Candino has one copy of Candy and one copy of Albino, not two copies of each, correct? Meaning it will pass on EITHER Candy OR Albino, and if another animal passes on a second copy of either gene, it will fill in to create either a Candino (Candy + Albino), Albino (Albino + Albino), or Candy (Candy + Candy). Got it. TIL.