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PostPosted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 5:17 pm    Post subject: Genetic Makeup of Morphs Reply with quote


ALBINO MORPHS
Recessive color mutation
ALBINO CLOWN = ALBINO X CLOWN
ALBINO GHOST = ALBINO X HYPO
ALBINO PASTEL = ALBINO X PASTEL
ALBINO SPIDER = ALBINO X SPIDER
STRIPED ALBINO = GENETIC STRIPE X ALBINO
SNOW BALL = ANANTHIC /ALBINO X ANANTHIC /ALBINO

AXANTHIC MORPHS
Recessive color mutation
AXANTHIC PASTEL = AXANTHIC X PASTEL
SNOWBALL = AXANTHIC / ALBINO X AXANTHIC / ALBINO
AXANTHIC BLACK PASTEL = AXANTHIC X BLACK PASTEL

BANANA BALL/ CORAL GLOW/ WHITE SMOKE
Co-dominant color mutation
BANANA CLOWN = BANANA X CLOWN
CORAL BEE – CORAL GLOW X SPIDER
CORAL PASTEL / BANANA PASTEL = CORAL /BANANA X PASTEL

BANDED/REDUCED PATTERN/TIGER
Dominant, co-dominant pattern mutation
Reduced banded albinos = banded x albino
Zebra pastels = banded x pastel

BLACK BACK / BLACK STRIPE
Dominant, co-dominant pattern mutation
Trait is not reliable has not been proven to be genetically inheritable.
Compatible with:
ALBINOS
PASTELS
HYPOS

BLACK HEADED BALL MORPHS
Dominant, co-dominant pattern & color mutation
New mutation, well established back striping with good side blushing and clear belly. It is unknown if there is a super form.

BLACK PASTEL / SUPER BLACK PASTEL
Co-dominant and pattern mutation / Dominant color and pattern mutation
AXANTHIC BLACK PASTEL = AXANTHIC X BLACK PASTEL
BLACK PASTEL PEWTER = BLACK PASTEL X PASTEL JUNGLE
SUPER BLACK PASTEL = BLACK PASTEL X BLACK OR CINNAMON PASTEL
SILVER BULLET = BLACK PASTEL X PEWTER
SILVER STREAK / SUPER PASTEL PEWTER = PEWTER X PASTEL

BURGUNDY BALL MORPHS
Recessive color mutation
These are reddish chocolate color on a yellowish-brown background. They display no black and the extreme form is reddish. Often they are referred to as chocolate hypos. Breeders recognize their potential, but they remain a mystery.

BUTTERBALL MORPHS
Dominant color mutation
HYPO BUTTERS = BUTTER X HYPO
PASTEL BUTTERS = BUTTER X PASTEL
BUTTER BEE / SPUTTER BALL = BUTTER X SPIDER

CALICO/SUGAR/WHITE-SIDED BUBBLEGUM
Co-dominant color and pattern mutation
Calico ball pythons have patches of white scales emerging from their bellies and along the sides. While they are young, they contain areas of pink; however, as the snake matures those areas turn white. It is believed that there is more than one line of Calicos. There is a continued debate among breeders as to whether this is one, or more traits
existing co-dominantly. More breeding is required to confirm or disprove this debate.

CAMOUFLAGE / SUPER CHOCOLATE BALL
Co-dominant color and pattern mutation
The Camouflage Ball is the Super form of the Chocolate Ball. There is one in existence at this time, but hidden.

CARAMEL ALBINO / AXANTHIC ALBINO
Recessive color mutation
T+ Tyrosinase positive albino. The common Albino is T-
PASTEL CARAMEL = PASTEL X CARAMEL ALBINO
CARAMEL GLOW = HYPO / CARAMEL ALBINO X HYPO /CARAMEL ALBINO

CINNAMON PASTEL / SUPER CINNAMON MORPHS
Co-dominant color and pattern mutation / dominant pattern & color mutation
CINNABEE = CINNAMON PASTEL X SPIDER
SILVER BULLET = PEWTER PASTE. X CINNAMON PASTEL
STERLING PASTEL = PEWTER PASTEL X PASTEL JUNGLE
PEWTER PASTEL = CINNAMON PASTEL X PASTEL JUNGLE
SUPER CINNAMON = CINNAMON PASTEL X CINNAMON PASTEL
CINNAMON YELLOW BELLY = CINNAMON PASTEL X YELLOWBELLY/HET IVORY
THE SUPER FORM OF THE CINNAMON PASTEL OR BLACK PASTEL IS A
PATTERN-LESS, ONE-COLORED, BLACKISH DARK BROWN BALL PYTHON

CLOWN BALL PYTHON
Recessive pattern and color mutation
ALBINO CLOWN = ALBINO X CLOWN
PASTEL CLOWN = PASTEL X CLOWN
BANANA CLOWN = BANANA X CLOWN

DESERT GHOST BALL PYTHONS
Recessive color mutation
No designer morphs created with this mutation to my knowledge (pls update if you have current info).

ENCHI PASTEL/ ENCHI SUPER PASTEL
Co-dominant color and pattern mutation / Dominant color and pattern mutation
Not your regular pastel; a totally separate mutation with reduced patterns, bright yellow color on the sides and lots of blushing along their backs and sides.
Stinger bee = enchi pastel x spider
Super enchi pastel – enchi pastel x enchi pastel

FIREBALL /HET BLACK-EYED LEUCISTIC
Co-dominant color mutation
Fireball is the visual heterozygous form of the Super fire/black-eyed leucistic often referred as a co-dominant hypo. They have a hypo looking yellow color and a very distinct blushed out head marking.

BLACK-EYED LEUCISTIC / SUPER FIREBALL
Dominant color mutation
The Super Fire or Black-eyed Leucistic is the homozygous or Super form of the Fireball/Heterozygous black-eyed luecistic (lucy)
The Super Fire is an almost totally white snake with black eyes and red pupils.

GENETIC STRIPE MORPHS
Recessive pattern mutation
STRIPED ALBINO = GENETIC STRIPE X ALBINO
STRIPED PASTEL = GENETIC STRIPE X PASTEL

GRANITE BALL MORPHS
Co-dominant pattern mutation
EBONY BALL = YELLOW BELLY X GRANITE
GRANITE MOJAVE = MOJAVE X GRANITE
GRANITE PASTEL = PASTEL X GRANITE

HYPO BALL PYTHONS
Hypo/Ghost: Recessive color mutation
ALBINO GHOST = ALBINO X HYPO
HYPO MOJAVE = MOJAVE X HYPO
PASTEL HYPO = PASTEL X HYPO
HYPO PINSTRIPE = PINSTRIPE X HYPO
HYPO BUTTER = BUTTER BALL X HYPO
HONEY BEE / HYPO SPIDER = SPIDER X HYPO
CARAMEL GLOW = CARAMEL ALBINO X HYPO
SUPER PASTEL HYPO = PASTEL X PASTEL X HYPO

IVORY / YELLOW BELLY / SUPER GOBLIN
Dominant color mutation
The Ivory is the homozygous-super form of the Yellowbelly/ het Ivory, sometimes called Goblin. Ivories are white snakes with thin yellow stripes on their backs. They are similar to the Lucies.

LAVENDER ALBINO
Recessive color mutation
LAVENDER ALBINO PIED = LAVENDER ALBINO X PIEBALD

LESSER PLATINUM BALL
Co-dominant pattern and color mutation
KING PIN = LESSER PLATINUM X PINSTRIPE
LESSER BEE = LESSER PLATINUM X SPIDER
LESSER HYPO = LESSER PLATINUM X HYPO
LESSER WOMA = LESSER PLATINUM X WOMA
QUEEN BEE = LESSER PLATINUM X SPIDER X PASTEL
BLUE-EYED LEUCISTIC = LESSER PLATINUM X PLATINUM,
LESSER PLATINUM X LESSER PLATINUM,
LESSER PLATINUM X PHANTOM AND
LESSER PLATINUM X MOJAVE
LESSER PASTELS = LESSER PLATINUM X PASTEL (ALSO BLOND AND LEMON)
*PLATINUM BALL (PLATTY DADDY)
Dominant color and pattern mutation
BLUE-EYED LEUCISTIC = PLATINUM X LESSER PLATINUM
LESSER PLATINUM = PLATINUM X NORMAL

Leucistic Morphs (PLEASE UPDATE)

MOJAVE / SUPER MOJAVE MORPHS
Co-dominant color and pattern mutation / Dominant color and pattern mutation
HYPO MOJAVE = HYPO X MOJAVE
SPIDER MOJAVE = SPIDER X MOJAVE
GRANITE MOJAVE = GRANITE X MOJAVE
(PASTAVE) PASTEL MOJAVE = PASTEL X MOJAVE
CRYSTAL BALL = ABERRANT FEMALE X MOJAVE
YELLOW BELLY MOJAVE = YELLOW BELLY X MOJAVE
BLUE-EYED LEUCISTIC =MOJAVE X LESSER PLATINUM
BLUE-EYED LEUCISTIC = MOJAVE X RUSSO LINE HET LEUISTIC
SUPER MOJAVE / BLUE-EYED LEUCISTIC = MOJAVE X MOJAVE
STRIPED HARLEQUIN MOJAVE = STRIPED HARLEQUIN X MOJAVE
HYPO SUPER MOJAVE = HET HYPO SUPER MOJAVE X HET HYPO SUPER MOJAVE

PASTEL JUNGLE / SUPER PASTEL
Co-dominant color mutation / Dominant color mutation
ALBINO PASTEL = PASTEL X ALBINO
BANANA PASTEL/PASTEL CORAL GLOW = PASTEL X BANANA/CORAL GLOW
BUMBLE BEE = PASTEL X SPIDER
CARAMEL PASTEL = PASTEL X CARAMEL ALBINO
PASTEL CLOWN = PASTEL X CLOWN
PASTEL HYPO = PASTEL X HYPO
PASTEL LESSER PLATINUM = PASTEL X LESSER PLATINUM
PASTEL MOJAVE = PASTEL X MOJAVE
PASTEL PIED = PASTEL X PIEBALD
PASTEL PINSTRIPE/LEMON BLAST = PASTEL X PINSTRIPE
PASTEL SPIDER = PASTEL X SPIDER
PASTEL WOMA = PASTEL X WOMA
PASTEL YELLOW BELLY = PASTEL X YELLOW BELLY/HET IVORY
PEWTER = PASTEL X CINNAMON PASTEL OR BLACK PASTEL
SUPER PASTEL = PASTEL X PASTEL
SUPER PASTEL HYPO = SUPER PASTEL X HYPO
WANNA BEE SPIDER = PASTEL X SPIDER X LESSER PLATINUM
ZEBRA PASTEL = PASTEL X REDUCED PATTERN

PHANTHOM / SUPER PHANTOM
Co-dominant color and pattern mutation / Dominant color and pattern mutation
BLUE-EYED LEUCISTICS = PHANTOM X LESSER PLATINUM
PHANTOM YELLOW BELLY(GOBLIN) = PHANTOM X YELLOW BELLY
PHANTOM PASTEL = PHANTOM X PASTEL
SUPER PHANTOM = PHANTOM X PHANTOM
SUPER PHANTOM GOBLIN = PHANTOM GOBLIN X PHANTOM GOBLIN

PIEBALD MORPHS
Recessive color and pattern mutation
LAVENDER ALBINO PIED = LAVENDER ALBINO X PIEBALD
PASTEL PIED = PASTEL JUNGLE X PIEBALD
SPIDER PIED = SPIDER X PIEBALD

PINSTRIPE MORPHS
Dominant color and pattern mutation
Chocolate pinstripe = pinstripe x chocolate
Kingpin = pinstripe x lesser platinum
Lemon blast = pinstripe x lemon pastel
Pinstripe hypos = pinstripe x hypo
Spinner ball = pinstripe x spider
Spinner blast = pinstripe x spider x pastel

HETEROZYGOUS RED AXANTHIC/RED AXANTHIC
Co-dominant color and pattern mutation / Dominant color and pattern mutation.
Pastel het red Axanthic = pastel x het red ananthic
Red axanthix = het red Axanthic x het red axanthic

RUSSO LINE MORPHS
Referred to as High yellow lemon balls these are the Russo line of visible het blue-eyed leucistics. They have a high yellow color with a lot of lateral blushing and a clear white belly devoid of markings.
*RUSSO LINE HET LEUCISTIC
Co-dominant color mutation
BLUE-EYED LEUCISTIC/WHITE DIAMOND = HET LEUCISTIC X HET LEUCISTIC

*BLUE-EYED LEUCISTIC = HET LEUCISTIC X MOJAVE RUSSO LINE BLUE-EYED LEUCISTIC
Dominant color mutation

SABLE / SUPER SABLE MORPHS
Co-dominant color mutation / Dominant color mutation
The sable trait is the only recognized and known genetically inheritable hypermelanistic mutation. Sables are visible heterozygous Balls and the Super sable is the homozygous form of this trait.

SPIDER MORPHS
Dominant color and pattern
ALBINO SPIDER = ALBINO X SPIDER
BUMBLE BEE = SPIDER X PASTEL
BUTTER BEE= SPIDER X BUTTERBALL
CINNABEE = SPIDER X CINNAMON
CORAL BEE = SPIDER X PASTEL X CORAL GLOW
FADED ALBINO SPIDER = SPIDER X FADED ALBINO
HONEY BEE = SPIDER X HYPO
KILLER BEE = SPIDER X SUPER PASTEL
LESSER SPIDER = SPIDER X LESSER PLATINUM
PIED SPIDER = SPIDER X PIEBALD
QUEEN BEE = SPIDER X PASTEL X LESSER PLATINUM
SPIDER MOJAVE = SPIDER X MOJAVE
SPIDER FIRE = SPIDER X FIREBALL
SPIDER PIED = SPIDER X PIEBALD
SPINNER WOMA = SPIDER X WOMA
SPINNER BALL = SPIDER X PINSTRIPE
WANNA BEE = SPIDER X PASTEL X WOMA
YELLOW BELLY SPIDER = SPIDER X YELLOW BELLY

SPOT NOSE / SUPER SPOT NOSE = POWER BALL
Co-dominant pattern mutation / Dominant pattern mutation
The Spot-nose has a jungle type pattern. The head is blushed and there is a large yellow spot on the rostral scales
SUPER SPOT-NOSE = SPOT NOSE X SPOT NOSE

THUNDER /VANILLA BALL
Co-dominant color mutation
Thunder Balls are the visible heterozygous forum of the lightening or Super Vanilla Ball

LIGHTENING /SUPER VANILLA BALL
Dominant color mutation
The Lightening or Super Vanilla Ball is the homozygous form of the Thunder or Vanilla Ball.

LIGHTENING/SUPER VANILLA = THUNDER/VANILLA X THUNDER VANILLA
HYPO SUPER VANILLA = VANILLA X HYPO

WOMA BALL MORPHS
Dominant or co-dominant pattern mutation
Womas have reduced patterns, faded head markings, yellow on their upper lips and clear bellies. The Super Woma is considered to be the Pearl Ball.
PEARL = WOMA X WOMA
WANNA BEE = WOMA X SPIDER X PASTEL
WOMA LESSER = WOMA X LESSER PLATINUM
WOMA PASTEL = WOMA X PASTEL
WOMA SPIDER = WOMA X SPIDER

YELLOW BELLY / HETEROZYGOUS IVORY / GOBLIN
Co-dominant pattern mutation
EBONY = YELLOW BELLY X GRANITE
FIRE YELLOW BELLY = YELLOW BELLY X FIRE BALL
IVORY = YELLOW BELLY X YELLOW BELLY
MOJAVE YELLOW BELLY = YELLOW BELLY X MOJAVE
PHANTOM YELLOW BELLY = YELLOW BELLY X PHANTOM
SUPER STRIPE = YELLOW BELLY X ABERRANT STRIPE
SUPER PHANTOM YELLOW BELLY = PHANTOM YELLOW BELLY X PHANTOM
YELLOW BELLY
YELLOW BELLY SPIDER = YELLOW BELLY X SPIDER
YELLOW BELLY PASTEL = YELLOW BELLY X PASTEL
YELLOW BELLY SUPER PASTEL = YELLOW BELLY X PASTEL X PASTEL
*******************NOTE*************

recessive morphs bred together will produce double hets that look Normal....

If you breed the double hets together there is 1 in 16 chance of producing the double morph.




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PostPosted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is good! Just what I was looking for. What I want to know is how people started making these with just normal balls?
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

*******************NOTE*************

recessive morphs bred together will produce double hets tht look Norm@l....

if you breed the double hets together there is 1 in 16 ch@nce of producing the double morph
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 1:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Deb... I will need to print this.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Skoalbasher wrote:
This is good! Just what I was looking for. What I want to know is how people started making these with just normal balls?


Apparently, The Powers That Be decided to mix things up and provide us with a few surprises (just when we think we know everything, we get blindsided). Thus, many wild animals may have an aberrant gene. Accidentally, or on purpose these with similar genes have met and mated in the wild thus we do have Albinos in the wild (how long they survive is anyone's guess). Man has further explored the possibilities and so we have more colors now..

I usually compare snakes to a box of crayons: When you have the basic colors, you can mix and make other colors. Laughing
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 4:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey Deb, from reading this I saw that in order to create a Cinnabee all you need is a Spider and a Cinnamon. Does it matter which is male and which is female? And do they have to be Het for anything? I'm trying to clarify if its just simply a Spider and a Cinnamon that will produce a Cinnabee. (Check the Spider Morphs section)
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 5:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

all you need is a cinny and a spider. the cinny is a codom morph and the spider is a dom morph so when you put a cinny to a spider you will get

25% cinnabee
25% cinny
25% spider
25% Normal
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 5:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

NickMyers03 wrote:
all you need is a cinny and a spider. the cinny is a codom morph and the spider is a dom morph so when you put a cinny to a spider you will get

25% cinnabee
25% cinny
25% spider
25% Normal


Ok thanks Nick...What about the Honey Bee? All you need is a Orange Ghost and a Spider right???
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 5:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

nope the ghost part is a recessive and thats where you get hets
to make a honey bee you need a spider het for ghost to a het ghost or ghost

example

Spider X Ghost

50% spider het ghost
50% het ghost

now breed the spider het ghost son to the ghost mom and you get

Spider het ghost X Ghost

honeybees
ghosts
spiders het ghost
normals het ghost
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 5:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

NickMyers03 wrote:
nope the ghost part is a recessive and thats where you get hets
to make a honey bee you need a spider het for ghost to a het ghost or ghost

example

Spider X Ghost

50% spider het ghost
50% het ghost

now breed the spider het ghost son to the ghost mom and you get

Spider het ghost X Ghost

honeybees
ghosts
spiders het ghost
normals het ghost


Ohhh, the genetics thing is getting more clear to me now. I really need to invest in one of those books that break down the genetics. So I can have a clear understanding. Thank you Nick! Laughing
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 5:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

glad to help
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 8:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

you forgot the axanthic spider.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 8:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

what does an albino pastel look like
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 10:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

todd13 wrote:
what does an albino pastel look like

I don't want to hijack this thread so if you'd create another thread on this topic, I'll post some photos. Smile

Thanks
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It won't be highjacking, Ron!!! We would love to have some pics to represent some of the morph! Very Happy
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