Is this even possible? *genetics discussion*

Xolotl87

New Member
Messages
1
I think I may have a hatched out a hypo, but the parents aren’t hypo? I won’t be able to tell until adulthood, but so far it’s only developed 5 small dark spots, and 3 small lighter ones. The dam (3rd pic) is unknown origin, I got her from an ex co worker, and the sire (2nd) is supposedly a jungle het raptor. Well the jungle part proved out at least haha. The dam has a really reduced pattern, but she still has 20 back spots. Could it just be some weird polygenic thing like how short humans can have really tall offspring?
 

Attachments

  • B07B963B-1CA0-4615-9BFC-E5F897E77E75.jpeg
    B07B963B-1CA0-4615-9BFC-E5F897E77E75.jpeg
    2.1 MB · Views: 11
  • E0AB816D-1BFB-424D-9F84-615EB25C0248.jpeg
    E0AB816D-1BFB-424D-9F84-615EB25C0248.jpeg
    2.6 MB · Views: 12
  • C8ECC3AE-39BC-49DC-8556-DEB01180D9C7.jpeg
    C8ECC3AE-39BC-49DC-8556-DEB01180D9C7.jpeg
    709.9 KB · Views: 11

Josh

Administrator
Staff member
Messages
10,118
Location
Southern California
I'm not at all well versed with genetics but it seems to me that your assessment is correct. Assume both parents are heterozygous for hypomelanism then half the offspring would be hypo, right?
 

acpart

Geck-cessories
Staff member
Messages
15,232
Location
Somerville, MA
Even though technically the female parent has too many spots to be considered a hypo, she does have extremely reduced spotting. Hypo/superhypo is believed to be polygenetic. I wouldn't be surprised if one or both of the female's parents were hypo and/or super hypo and she just ended up on the slightly more spotted end of the range.

Aliza
 
Messages
600
Location
WI
Hypo is a polly gene, So you will get them at random even when the parents do not show the trait. Hypo has also been known to work like a DOM trait.

Same as the tangs. You can have two parents that are not very orange toss out a nice tang baby
 

Visit our friends

Top