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

Sugar Ball Python: Genetics and Pairing Odds

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

What Sugar pairings produce

PairingBabies, per egg
Sugar × Normal50% Normal50% Sugar
Sugar × Sugar50% Sugar25% Normal25% Super Sugar
Super Sugar × Normal100% Sugar
Super Sugar × Sugar50% Sugar50% Super Sugar

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