Question morphs/genetics....

[bethanboys]

This is probably a pretty common question around here, although I have gone through all the threads in this folder...

I went to a website explaining some of the morphs and how you "make" them.

Is it really as "easy" as breeding a tremper albino to a hypo tang makes an albino tang? And a tremp. albino to a SHTCT makes a sunglow?

Although you can still get normals right? Was it a 50/50 for normal/morph?

I'm still trying to learn all of this!

Anyone have a good book suggestion?

 

[Nigel4less]

The Herpetoculture of the Leopard Gecko is one of the best books you can buy for $39.99 it has a starter genetics section that could help you out

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

Is it really as "easy" as breeding a tremper albino to a hypo tang makes an albino tang? And a tremp. albino to a SHTCT makes a sunglow?

No, that easy. Since Hybinos/Sunglows are albinos (recessive genes), if you crossed one with a SHTCT, 100% of the babies would be tangerines het for albino, or heterozygous, meaning they carry that recessive gene.

If you crossed 2 tangerine het albinos together you would get:
25% tangerines
50% tangerine het for albino
25% albino
The problem here would be that 75% of the babies would be tangerine, but you wouldn't know which of the 25% are het for albino.


If you crossed a tangerine het for albino with an albino you would get:
50% tangerine het for albino
50% albino


If you begin with the best colored SHTCT and a nice albino with a lot of orange coloration, and held back the best colored hets to breed back to the albino parent (or another orange albino), you would have a chance at creating a Hybino/Sunglow.

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

Oh, and I forgot to add that there is a good book out now called, "Genetics for Herpers". I don't remember who the author is.

 

[brandy101010]

You have the basic idea but no, it's not that easy.
In your first example. albino X Hypo tang = normal 100% het for albino.
Het means they carry the trait (in this case albino) but do not show it. You need two copies of the trait for the babies to come out albino. meaning the father and the mother would need to be carrying the trait. Now if you breed your nicest normals (hypo tangs het for albino) together, each egg would have a 25% chance of being an albino. If your lucky the albino would also be hypo tang. (Albino tang). I hope I helped clear it up a little. I'm not really good at explaning these things. The more you read the more you will understand. It took me awhile to get the hang of it. I'm sure you'll figure it out in no time.

 

[brandy101010]

Marcia beet me too it...it's a good thing too because she did a waaaaay better job at explaining it lol.

 

[goReptiles]

you can get the 'genetics for herpers' book from vmsherp.com. i don't know if there's another place to get it or not, but I know you can definately get it there.

 

[bethanboys]

Thanks!

That all makes sense to me. I know I read that to get an albino you have to have albino/albino parents...so that's where they hybino/sunglow confused me. I think I get it now though.

Thanks for the book suggestions too.