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Zebra to Jaguar carpet Python pairings can have 4 possible outcomes.

Zebra to Wild type pairings work according to the same principles as Jaguar to Wild type Pairings.

An albino to Jaguar would yield a whole clutch of 100% Heterozygous for albino animals. The clutch will consist of more or less 50% jaguars and 50% wild type individuals.

A pairing between a Jaguar carpet python and a wild type python will result in more or less half Jaguars. Jaguar carpet pythons are a visual heterozygous form. It is an incomplete dominant mutation, not co-dominant. The mix up of these two terms in the reptile industry, is one of my pet HATES! I’m absolutely [...]

An albino to albino pairing will yield a whole clutch albinos.

Here is a diagram to explain the outcome of an Albino to a wild type python. All the offspring will be 100% Heterozygous for Albino. The albino image superimposed on the offspring, indicates that they are albino allele carriers.  

We can all learn a few things from the Ball python mutation breeders. There are far too many breeders in Australia that think that hitting the odds are a definite. The below post was made by Tomrhargreaves on Captive Bred Reptile Forums. It is the follow up to Hitting the odds part one; that we shared [...]

Some food for thought. The below post was made by Scott W on Captive Bred Reptile Forums. We all see stunning morph combos hatching out each year and each year they get more and more complex (i.e. more genes added). We also all see some of the high price tags that are associated with them, [...]

Here is a post from VetHerpPath on Hubpages that discusses the incorrect use of certain genetics terminology in Herpetoculture. The information provided about the different colour pigments is very useful. His rant about the correct pronunciation of Leucism is slightly overboard. Leucism, Albinism and Similar Conditions – Understanding Reptile Colour and Correct Colour Terminology.

There seems to be great confusion about these terms in the herpetocultural community! This chapter in a genetics text-book should clear up a few things. What is Co-Dominance?