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Co-dominant ball python gene · super form: White Lace

Lace Ball Python: Genetics and Pairing Odds

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

What Lace pairings produce

PairingBabies, per egg
Lace × Normal50% Normal50% Lace
Lace × Lace50% Lace25% Normal25% White Lace
White Lace × Normal100% Lace
White Lace × Lace50% Lace50% White Lace

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Put any two animals into the ball python morph calculator for the full odds, hets and supers included. Or breed Lace 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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