Another Breeding outcome?

[NKS0]

Hey,

I was recently thinking on getting a breeding project started, and I was wondering one thing. I really love the stripe and bandit morphs, so I am planning on doing something in that region.
My question is: If I breed an albino with good striping to a normal(not albino) stripe, will the albino at all interfere with the stripe? I know that the babies will be het for albino, but that is not a problem for me. I would just like to know if I would still get a clean stripe if I had good genetics from the parents.

Thanks,
-Nick

 

[favrielle]

Short answer, probably.

Stripe, bold, bandit... they're all line-bred patterns, and there are multiple genes responsible for the visual outcome. Because of that, any non-stripe pattern genes that your albino carries will mess with your "clean stripe." A high-quality pair, both with good stripes, will be the most likely to produce what you're looking for.

With the goal of striped Bandit albinos, maybe you could invest in a good pair that are already there, and refine it... I know I saw some KILLER bold/Bandit Trempers on The Gecko Gallery's sale page/album on FB this last year. Something to think about...

 

[Treefolk]

I personally don't have experience with the stripe gene, but I've read Jeff from JMG say that it acts as a sort of recessive.

As for striped albinos, yes they exist and can be quite beautiful. However, any project that is from scratch will take years and produce a lot of "by-product" geckos that will need homes. Can you market some low quality stripes het albino?


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[acpart]

I have one lovely bold striped gecko from HISS lines. I've bred her the past 2 seasons to geckos without such bold striping. Last season I bred her to a banded albino (who must have a stripe gene in him somewhere because a high proportion of his offspring with stripes yield stripes) and the year before to a redstripe. I get a high proportion of striped offspring. None is as boldly striped as the mother. Every season I get 1=2 with somewhat bold striping. I do get some lovely bold head patterns, though including the 4-eyed look.

Aliza