morph questions

[WhitneyJo]

Hi guys, I am new to bloods and short tails and I am hoping you could help me understand some things about morphs. I just got what was called a het granite borneo short tail. To me he seems to be displaying the granite trait ( i will get pictures up soon) but perhaps not as much as a true granite? Is this an incomplete dominance thing? Any input would be appreciated. Thanks!!

[KORBIN5895]

There are blood morphs????

[DeesBalls]

no idea about bloods, but when talking genetics when somehting is "het" it does not have any visual appeal to it...

het simply means it carries the trait for granite...

like i siad, thats only to the genetics to me it looks like a black blood, lol not a blood guy at all sorry!!

[KORBIN5895]

no idea about bloods, but when talking genetics when somehting is "het" it does not have any visual appeal to it...

het simply means it carries the trait for granite...

like i siad, thats only to the genetics to me it looks like a black blood, lol not a blood guy at all sorry!!

Actually some snakes that carry a her gene can have their appearance changed by the het gene.

Aaron told me that he has two lemon blasts that look quite different. One happens to be het hypo. I also know that a lot of het leopard boas have a darker coloring and a heavier pattern.

That goes back to her question about incomplete dominance.

[Wildside]

Boa also tend to look different in cases where they are carrying a mutant gene aka het. Yes there are blood morphs and they are just :yes: That is a wicked looking blood you got there WhitneyJo!

[DeesBalls]

Actually some snakes that carry a her gene can have their appearance changed by the het gene.

Aaron told me that he has two lemon blasts that look quite different. One happens to be het hypo. I also know that a lot of het leopard boas have a darker coloring and a heavier pattern.

That goes back to her question about incomplete dominance.

hm... learn somthing new every day, thanks :)

[WhitneyJo]

Thanks guys, like I said this is my first short-tail python and I can't believe I jumped into morphs already :) I got in touch with the breeder today and apparently my little guy was one of the less spectacular of the clutch, but i'm not complaining ;) thanks for all the input!!

[Wildside]

Thanks guys, like I said this is my first short-tail python and I can't believe I jumped into morphs already :) I got in touch with the breeder today and apparently my little guy was one of the less spectacular of the clutch, but i'm not complaining ;) thanks for all the input!!

Sometimes the least spectacular are the ones who produce the most spectacular from good pairing ;)