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[Paul Harris]

Hi Dan,
I will post some updated pics of the baby axanthics soon. Briefly though, the story on the axanthics is I hatched 3 axanthics from 11 eggs in 2002 from normal looking parents. This year I bred a male axanthic to 2 of his normal looking sisters and got lucky with axanthics hatching in both clutches.
Cheers,
Paul.

[Dan]

Thanks Paul, but now i have more questions (nosey bugger i know)

Have the parents produced babies since and have any been axanthics?
With this years breedings, were you able to determine anything about the genetics from the eggs/hatchlings produced? Ie is it a simple recessive gene, etc etc.

I know you're a more private person than most that use the forums so if you don't want to answer then i'll just be happy with some more photo's
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[Paul Harris]

Hi Dan,
The original adults bred again in 2003 and 2004 but unfortunately most of the eggs were slugs and I didn't hatch any, the female has since died.
Given that there were 3 axanthics from 11 eggs from normal appearing adults in the 2002, I would assume it is simple recessive.

Breeding the axanthic male to 2 of his normal appearing sisters and hatching axanthics from both clutches could point to co-dominance but my feeling is that it is simple recessive and the females are indeed hets.

I will try to breed an axanthic male to a hypo female this season, that should answer some questions I guess.

Cheers,
Paul.