Genetics Confusion

[Heyzookeeper99]

So i am kind of confused about some things pertainingto tangerine enigmas.
Is a Tang. Enigma and a Hypo Enigma the same thing?

 

[CapCitySteve]

it's possible to have a hypo tang enigma. But there is a difference between a tang enigma and a hypo enigma. A hypo enigma has less black pigment (i.e. hypo is short for hypomelanistic (black pigment)). and a tang enigma had alot of orange pigment (tang = tangerine)

 

[Heyzookeeper99]

ok well what would i get from:
Hypo Tang. (M) X Tremper Enigma (F)
Tremper Enigma (M) X Super Hypo Tang. (F)

In regaurds to the enigma hypo tang. thing?

 

[Mel&Keith]

The Hypo part is line bred so you'll get varying degrees or pattern/lack or pattern. The Tremper Enigma x SHT pair should theoretically produce babies with less pattern than the other pair.

 

[RampantReptiles]

Would get leos with varying amounts of spots, possibly some tang influence, some would be enigmas(50% chance at enigma) and all het tremper for both crosses.
The super hypo cross would probably have less spots than the other cross.

I say probably and possibly because it is not guaranteed that these things would occur but more than likely.

 

[Heyzookeeper99]

Ok but say i were selling these babies would i sell them as tang. enigmas or hypo enigmas?

 

[Mel&Keith]

Hypo would describe the ones with reduced pattern and Tangerine describes the color so it depends on what they look like. You could have some that are Hypo and Tangerine or neither. Basically, you won't be able to label them until they hatch since both of those traits are line bred (polygenic).