Spread recessive opal
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Spread recessive opal
I have a heterozygous spread carrying recessive opal. When I breed it back to a homozygous recessive opal, what percentage chance to get spread recessive opal?
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Re: Spread recessive opal
It's hard to give a percentage because spread and recessive opal are genetically linked. It's actually a project I've been working on for a few years now and still haven't had a crossover happen.
Some breeders have found you can have slightly more success if it is the cock who is heterozygous for both than the hen.
Some breeders have found you can have slightly more success if it is the cock who is heterozygous for both than the hen.
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Re: Spread recessive opal
I got lucky and my spread was carrying recessive opal. . So far 1/5 babies are spread recessive opal
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Re: Spread recessive opal
Nice, congratulations!