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Gaz_1989
Yearling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 01/12/2009 : 14:47:42
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What do the different terms mean in morph names?
Such as Het and Hypo?
Ive just seen a 'Classic Het Hypo Caramel Stripe' for sale.
And a 'Amber Het Stripe'
Where do the names come from?
Thanks
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0.0.1 CB15 Amel Corn - Billy
1.0.0 CB16 Brazilian Rainbow Boa - Hunter |
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
4428 Posts |
Posted - 01/12/2009 : 16:13:55
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Rather than me explain it, have a read of this:
http://www.theroyalpython.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=187
Its based on royal morphs but follows the same idea.
The names of the morphs are named by their creators. Most morphs have quite long names, so we shorten them.
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Amel - Amelanistic
Anery - Anerythristic
Hypo - Hypomelanistic |
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hillzi
The Lost boy.
United Kingdom
3984 Posts |
Posted - 01/12/2009 : 16:24:36
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and hets are that he has the ability to produce futher offspring of that 'het' but he is not visually that morph.
Say, caro het ghost would mean the snake is wild type corn, but his parent may have been ghost, so he can produce visually ghost corns and his het for ghost will be passed down too when/if he mates.
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
4428 Posts |
Posted - 01/12/2009 : 16:34:23
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Pretty much Tom. That is mostly right for corns because most corn morphs are reccesive.
However, a Het(erozygous) spider (royal python) is still a spider royal python because the spider gene is dominant over the normal gene. |
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Posted - 01/12/2009 : 17:55:07
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quote:
Originally posted by matty18714
Pretty much Tom. That is mostly right for corns because most corn morphs are reccesive.
However, a Het(erozygous) spider (royal python) is still a spider royal python because the spider gene is dominant over the normal gene.
Matty, in simple terms you can say that for practical purposes with corns, when people say "het" they means it's a recessive gene.
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
4428 Posts |
Posted - 01/12/2009 : 18:19:36
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| When people say Het, they mean that it carries differant genes on one loci (a place on the chromosomes). If I have a normal het anery, it carries one normal gene and one anery gene, but as normal is dominant, it looks normal. |
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hiper2009
Banned
United Kingdom
2197 Posts |
Posted - 01/12/2009 : 18:51:52
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Wow i never knew any of this  |
0.0.0 Royal Python Het Pied 100% CB10 - Chaos
1.1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa CB10 - Bow/Mayhem
0.1.0 Cornsnake Amel Het Motley CB10 - Fire
1.0.0 Cornsnake Caramel Het Motley CB09 - Whisky
1.0.0 Cornsnake Snow Het Stripe CB07 - Romeo - R.I.P
1.0.0 Super Golden Labrador Dog CB02 - Bailey
Wish List:
1.2.0 Royal Python - Pastel , Pinstripe , Lesser. |
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eeji
The Morph Master
United Kingdom
4335 Posts |
Posted - 01/12/2009 : 20:12:28
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each gene has 2 copies, one inherited from each parent. If different versions of a particular gene are inherited then its het (short for heterozygous) and if they're the same then its called homozygous
in recessive morphs only, you can't see hets because the normal wild gene is dominant over it so this is what you see. |
Forum - Guide to Cornsnake Morphs - Punnett Square Calculator - Breeder Directory
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hillzi
The Lost boy.
United Kingdom
3984 Posts |
Posted - 01/12/2009 : 21:05:06
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I was going to say recessive, but i didn't know what it meant. didnt wanna look a fool.
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eeji
The Morph Master
United Kingdom
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Gaz_1989
Yearling
United Kingdom
931 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2009 : 08:52:10
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Thanks all, im gonna do some research into this, lol. Would love to fully understand the morphs and everything thats said above.
I was good at biology at school but this is going over my head! haha. |
0.0.1 CB15 Amel Corn - Billy
1.0.0 CB16 Brazilian Rainbow Boa - Hunter |
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Blackecho
The Corn Snake Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 02/12/2009 : 13:30:22
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quote:
Originally posted by matty18714
Rather than me explain it, have a read of this:
http://www.theroyalpython.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2731
Its based on royal morphs but follows the same idea.
The names of the morphs are named by their creators. Most morphs have quite long names, so we shorten them.
e.g.
Amel - Amelanistic
Anery - Anerythristic
Hypo - Hypomelanistic
Are you sure that was the one you meant to link to Matty? |
 
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
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Gaz_1989
Yearling
United Kingdom
931 Posts |
Posted - 03/12/2009 : 08:38:03
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| Thanks to all who have replied. Will read the article matty, cheers. |
0.0.1 CB15 Amel Corn - Billy
1.0.0 CB16 Brazilian Rainbow Boa - Hunter |
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Posted - 04/12/2009 : 17:27:57
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Understanding genetics is easy if you have a brain the size of a planet.
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