Looking for some help from people who know a bit about genetics. I’m curious to know what the chances are of my male passing his colourings onto his kids?
Here is a pic of him and his wife.
Here is a pic of him and his wife.
Genetically they're inclined to have lighter patches, if they're entirely black (or in some cases with very dark brownish scales) they're hypermelanistic. This site here explains pigmentation mutations quite well:
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It's american, their research is based on balls and corns but the principal is the same.
Unfortunately genetics and line breeding in shingles can be tricky. In goldfields I have seen some darker animals throw bright babies and vice versa, suggesting polygenics. In general though they do seem to follow their parents quite closely.
Eye colouring is another strange one. I have shingles with black, slat grey, yellow and blue eyes. With the offspring it seems almost random. Only this year have I had a baby come out with the same eye colour as one of its parents.
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