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

Bongo Ball Python: Genetics and Pairing Odds

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

What Bongo pairings produce

PairingBabies, per egg
Bongo × Normal50% Normal50% Bongo
Bongo × Bongo50% Bongo25% Normal25% Super Bongo
Super Bongo × Normal100% Bongo
Super Bongo × Bongo50% Bongo50% Super Bongo

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