Blue Eyed Leucistics - question regarding BluEL offspring

[AaronP]

straight from NERD... no they don't look normal, which is why its co-dom, you do know that albino is a recessive trait right?


Genetics
Co-dominant

The Russo het Leucistic is named for Vin Russo @ Cutting Edge Herp, who produced stunning, clean white Blue-Eyed Leucistics from breeding his "high yellow lemon" ball pythons together. To avoid confusion with other mutations sharing similar names, this particular bloodline has been dubbed the Russo het Leucistic. These are beautiful ball pythons, with bright pigmentation, white highlights & an unmarked belly. Russo het Leucistics often exhibit busy lateral patterns with a donut or "keyhole" shape. The resulting Blue-Eyed Leucistics from this line are extremely clean, bright white with minimal (if any) markings. Subsequent breedings have determined the Russo hets to be compatible with Mojaves in producing Blue-Eyed Leucies.

I am aware that Albino is a recessive Gene, but the principles of passing on the gene that makes the homozygous form is no different.

You Breed a Mojave to a Normal, 50% chance of getting Mojave.
You breed a Het Albino to a Normal, 50% Chance that one of the babies will be Het Albino.

The only difference is that Mojave is a Visual Het of it's Super Form, Albinos don't have a Visual Het.

What's does a Albino, Hypo, Piebald, BEL, Super Phantom, and Ivory have in common? They're all Homozygous forms of their Heterozygous counter parts. There is a reason why people say that Yellow Bellies are Het Ivory. There are "Normals" out there that are Het Luecistic, Vin Russo is just a poor example that I used. I'll dig up the RR show and cut out the clip for you guys to listen to when I get a chance tonight/tomorrow night.