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Co-dominant ball python gene · super form: Super Blade

Blade Ball Python: Genetics and Pairing Odds

Blade is a co-dominant (incomplete dominant) gene. One copy gives the Blade look, and two copies make the Super Blade, a stronger version of it. Bred to a normal, a Blade gives about half Blade babies; a Super Blade gives Blade babies every time.

What Blade pairings produce

PairingBabies, per egg
Blade × Normal50% Normal50% Blade
Blade × Blade50% Blade25% Normal25% Super Blade
Super Blade × Normal100% Blade
Super Blade × Blade50% Blade50% Super Blade

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