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THIS!!
Remember this. The longer you are in this hobby the more likely you are to hear people say "ball python genetics" or "hognose genetics" or "retic genetics" as if the genetics in these animals operates in some completely unfathomable way. Genetics is genetics is genetics. If you are using textbooks and the like to get a grasp of genetics from well studied model organisms like mice and fruit flies and such then you will be well equipped to handle the basics of your snakes