ok Question BEL's from a normal?

[dr del]

Hi,

This has been bugging me for a couple of days.

I read on another forum about a BEL from lesser x mojave being able to produce BEL's from a pairing with a normal wild type.

Now I thought that was impossible because only one copy of the gene came from each parent so you could get either a lesser or a mojave from the pairing but not both a lesser and mojave in the same animal.

Anyone wanna edumacate me on this one?


dr del

[ZinniaZ]

Maybe the normal had the gene and they didn't realize it?

Or... wild speculation-- maybe the gene occupies more than one slot on the chromosome. Maybe it is not a simple two gene expression, so the lesser/ mojave parent could add more than just ONE gene?

I hope someone who knows more speaks up...

[Fearless]

Good question, cant wait for a response but i was under the impression the genes were on the same loci and couldnt both be passed.

[Gloryhound]

Not sure if it is possible, but in a way it makes some sense. You breed a bumblebee with a normal and you have a chance at getting a bumblebee out. Is the Lesser and the Mojave two separate Co-dom lines like a pastel and Cinny? Cinny bred to pastel makes Pewter and technically if you breed a pewter to a normal you have odds at Normal, Pastel, Cinny, or Pewter. Or are they the same line more along the Lemon Pastel and blond Pastel idea? You breed both pastels together you get a super, but if you breed the super to a normal you get all pastels out with no supers.

[m00kfu]

Could it have been a het. Russo? I thought I remembered reading somewhere that it was compatible with the the lesser/mojave/butters.

[dr del]

Yup,

That's the question all right.

I had always assume it was along the lines of the pastel model or cinny/ black pastel rather than the bumblebee.

Wouldn't someone have made a bigger point of distinguishing between a butter x butter or lesser x lesser BEL and a lesser/ butter x mojave BEL if it worked like that?

Basically I'm just confused because I know the guy has worked with ball pythons for years and produces a lot of them but then again I have never heard anyone say they got a BEL in the first generation from a BEL x normal and I would have thought someone would have noticed if it was true.


dr del

[Gloryhound]

If I had made a BEL the last thing most people would think to breed it with would be a normal. Most would probably breed it back to one of its parents in which case it would not be noticed until someone decided they wanted to take a step back and breed for mojaves and lessers.

[m00kfu]

If I had made a BEL the last thing most people would think to breed it with would be a normal. Most would probably breed it back to one of its parents in which case it would not be noticed until someone decided they wanted to take a step back and breed for mojaves and lessers.

Actually, it would be no more the last thing people would think of than breeding a super pastel to a normal. I had always gotten the impression that the reason breeders wanted the crossed BEL's was because when bred to a normal, you can get both mojaves and lessers from one clutch.

[dsirkle]

I don't believe that this is possible. This man in London is likely from a long line of horse traders and tinkers.

[wilomn]

I don't believe that this is possible. This man in London is likely from a long line of horse traders and tinkers.

Hey now, not all Tinkers are traders you want to avoid........