Albino Research Questions

[Luke1]

is this how they work out what percentage hets are? Ive always been confused when people come up with things such as 25% het or 66% het. so it would basically be out of 100 percent, then working out what percentage the albinos take up and then thats what percent the ehts are?
sorry if i sound confusing!

interesting info guys!

thanks!

Luke

From Albino Male and 100% Het Female

clutch of 12 eggs, all hatched

9 Albino / 3 100% Het

75% Albino / 25% Het

cheers

[jahan]

there is no percentage of hets in a single snake,its either a het or not.

[Simple]

There has also been an albino Darwin produced from an albino to normal mating (form memory it was done by morelia morphs) It had an enlarged heart and died.
That would also mean it is possible to have an albino to normal mating and produce an animal that is not a het. So all of the percentages that are put out there are at best a guide. nature takes its own path.

[junglepython2]

is this how they work out what percentage hets are? Ive always been confused when people come up with things such as 25% het or 66% het. so it would basically be out of 100 percent, then working out what percentage the albinos take up and then thats what percent the ehts are?
sorry if i sound confusing!

interesting info guys!

thanks!

Luke

No, you can't really work backwards like that.

Normal looking animals from HetxHet matings are classed as 66.67% Hets (This is just a possibility of it being Het).

Het x Normal, would result in a clutch of 50% Hets, and if these are then crossed to a normal again you would have a clutch of 25% Hets.

[Nephrurus]

Mendelian inheritance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[zobo]

there will no doubt be a few albinos produced soon from albino to normal pairings as Simon released a lot of possible hets years ago and the gene could have been passed via unknown breeders and the 'normal' is actually a het that the owner is not aware of.......if that makes sense to people?

also the very first albino produced/survived in wild (then collected) was likely the result of a pair of wild hets that met at right time right place. It also explains why there is a possible 2nd albino bloodline out there.

just food for thought

jas

[emxlfamilyof4]

Qu.

do these mutations cause other effects impacting on the life expectancy of the snake. i know its just pigment mutation but is there any other effects on the snakes....

[pythonmum]

I don't know that most people have had them long enough to know the true lifespan. The original hets from Blondie at SXR are still breeding, so there seems to be no issue there. They do not appear to have any other associations like the overseas jags (which have neurological problems). I've only got one albino and one het, but both act normal, feed brilliantly and grow well. Certainly can't complain!

[W.T.BUY]

is this how they work out what percentage hets are? Ive always been confused when people come up with things such as 25% het or 66% het. so it would basically be out of 100 percent, then working out what percentage the albinos take up and then thats what percent the ehts are?
sorry if i sound confusing!

interesting info guys!

thanks!

Luke

hex X het = 25% norm, 25% albino, 50% het. So once albino animals are taken you are left with 75%. 50% of 75% is 66.6'%

[Reptile City]

Albino male to 100% female
9 eggs laid
5 100% hets
4 albinos
Female 3yrs
Male 4yrs

Cheers
Nick

Thanks Nick!
Great info.
SXR would have some great results to share.
I should PM him.

Theres some good replys, but we need more!
I will put all the info together when there is enough.
If there is some that don’t want there info on Aussie Pythons for all to see you can PM me & I can put it up anonymously.


Thanks Nephrurus, good link!

Very interesting Jas!
I will have to chat with Mark to get more info.

[jessb]

Keep in mind that out of the clutch, you won't necessarily get 50% or 75% of the hatchies being het or albino (or whatever) - EACH HATCHLING has that chance of being het or albino (or whatever). The statistics start from scratch for every genetic combination. Just like you have a 50% chance of having a girl for every pregnancy, but if you have a daughter you aren't more likely to have a son the next time...

[TWENTY B]

. 50% of 75% is 66.6'%

back to school for you mate....

[W.T.BUY]

back to school for you mate....

sorry 50/75 is 66.6' % my bad.

[W.T.BUY]

I think there was a thread on here a few months ago where a member produced an albino hatchling for an albino X normal pairing.

[TWENTY B]

sorry 50/75 is 66.6' % my bad.

25% albino
25% normal
50% het
so 1 in 4 shows albino colouring..
the other 3 look normal but 2 will be hets..
therefore 2 in 3 being 66%
hence you have 66% chance of being a het.