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

Sable Ball Python: Genetics and Pairing Odds

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

What Sable pairings produce

PairingBabies, per egg
Sable × Normal50% Sable50% Normal
Sable × Sable50% Sable25% Super Sable25% Normal
Super Sable × Normal100% Sable
Super Sable × Sable50% Super Sable50% Sable

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