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clutch genetics and probabilities

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Question
QUESTION: i have a 06 coral albino het snow that im breeding with a ghost het moon. i was wondering the possibly clutch size from a 6 and a half foot female... and the possible morphs...

ANSWER: Wow!

Ok,

Coral albino (basically a high pink albino) het snow.

Genotype OobbXX
O for the orange gene it got from one parent
o for the no orange gene from the other (making it het)
b's one from each parent making it an albino (lacking black)
X's because the extra pink is probably also genetic.

Ghost het moon (I have no idea what "moon" is)

Genotype ooB1B1??
o's for the genes making it albino (lacking orange)
B1's for the black gene combined with "hypo" gene making it a ghost
?'s because I don't know what moon is...

Each baby will have a 50% of having a gene for Orange and all the snakes should have black (assuming that "moon" doesn't mean no black).  If the High pink gene or the "moon" gene effect the expression of or the chances of expression of orange or black that would change things,  But it looks like there would be no snows UNLESS the Ghost is also het snow ooB1b1.

Easier just to breed them and see what you get!  LOL

Tell me more about "moon."

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QUESTION: sorry... het moon... i meant its 100 percent het for moonglow... so its a ghost.. hypo anery het 100 percent albino  moonglow is the pinnacle of kahl strain genetics to me.. i was expecting to see moonglows, snows, sunglows, ghost, albinos, double and triple hets,

Answer
So, if the 2nd snake is also het albino (no black) we'd be crossing Oobb with ooBb which would mean each baby has a 50% change of getting red/orange pigment probably extra bright because of the "coral glow" gene and a separate 50% of getting black albeit hypo black because of the "ghost" gene.  So then I suppose you could possible get all of those things you mentioned.