I know our snake genetics really don't line up with classical genetics. But I thought that if a snake carries one copy of the gene and it's not visual we call the gene 'recessive' and a recessive carrying two copies of the gene is called a 'visual'. If you can see differences in appearance when they carry one copy of the gene it's either 'co-dominant' (also called 'incomplete dominance) or dominant. As far as I understand it the dominant gene has no super form, it either does not exist or doesn't act as two copies of the gene where all offspring get one copy or it's a lethal combo having two copies of the gene, like the Spider gene.
Also, if two morphs have genes at the same genetic location you can get an 'allelic' pairing of the genes, basically two different genes at the same location that act as a new form of super, like the Super Stripe.
The coral glow male / female genetics is very interesting. The other gene that's very interesting is the purple / lavender / white albinos in reticulated pythons. In that case you can't get the purple gene separated from the albino gene. The purple is the super form, the lavender has one copy of the purple gene and the white has none, but it's linked to the albino gene, so you can't get a purple non-albino morph. That blows my mind!
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