Recessive ball python gene
Desert Ghost Ball Python: Genetics and Pairing Odds
Desert Ghost is a recessive gene. A ball python needs two copies to look Desert Ghost; with one copy it looks normal and is called het Desert Ghost. Pair two hets and about a quarter of the babies are visual Desert Ghost, while the normal-looking siblings are each 66% likely to be het. Breed a visual to a normal and every baby is het, which is how most Desert Ghost projects start.
What Desert Ghost pairings produce
| Pairing | Babies, per egg |
|---|---|
| Desert Ghost × Normal | 100% Normal het Desert Ghost |
| Het Desert Ghost × Het Desert Ghost | 75% Normal 66% het Desert Ghost25% Desert Ghost |
| Desert Ghost × Het Desert Ghost | 50% Normal het Desert Ghost50% Desert Ghost |
| Desert Ghost × Desert Ghost | 100% Desert Ghost |
| Het Desert Ghost × Normal | 100% Normal 50% het Desert Ghost |
Try Desert Ghost pairings yourself
Put any two animals into the ball python morph calculator for the full odds, hets and supers included. Or breed Desert Ghost ball pythons in Lock and Lay, a free ball python game where every clutch follows these same odds and the babies sell on a live market.
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