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

Fader Ball Python: Genetics and Pairing Odds

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

What Fader pairings produce

PairingBabies, per egg
Fader × Normal50% Normal50% Fader
Fader × Fader50% Fader25% Normal25% Super Fader
Super Fader × Normal100% Fader
Super Fader × Fader50% Fader50% Super Fader

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