get ready to break out those Punnett squares my dudes!
So, since some traits are virtually impossible for certain longneck rarities to have that makes them Homozygous recessive for that trait. Some longnecks have a possibility of two traits, which makes them heterozygous for that trait, and some longnecks can have an infinite amount of possibilities for traits! most of their traits would be Homozygous dominant.
heres a basic list of the genotypes of longnecks:
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Tail length or style- (T (short tail) L (long tail) S (Stem tail)
Back Spines- B (back spines) b (no back spines)
Natural/Unnatural colors- N (Natural) U (unnatural)
Eye color- B/G/L/O (Brown, green, blue, other)
line edits- l (line edits) L (No line edits)
║Back Spines- B (back spines) b (no back spines)
Natural/Unnatural colors- N (Natural) U (unnatural)
Eye color- B/G/L/O (Brown, green, blue, other)
line edits- l (line edits) L (No line edits)
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So, the traits of the longneck are based mostly on rarity. For example- a common longneck would be homo-dominant for the T trait, and an extremely rare longneck would be hetero-dominant for the environmentally affected L or S traits. an uncommon would be hetero recessive for the T trait, allowing any offspring to have the L trait if the other longneck parent is at least hetero-dominant for the L trait.
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Let's take for example.... a common longneck with a short tail, back spikes, brown eyes, natural colors, and no line edits; and breed them with a.... let's say an extremely rare longneck with a stem tail, no back spikes, brown eyes, unnatural colors, and line edits.
The resulting offspring would have a...
- 100% chance of EITHER a short tail or a stem tail, this is an environmentally established trait, so it can vary.
75% chance of having back spikes
100% chance of having brown eyes
100% chance of having either natural or unnatural colors, also environmental.
75% chance of having NO line edits
❝Vocab:
HOMOZYGOUS: Having two Alleles that are the same in a genome.
HETEROZYGOUS: Having two Alleles that are DIFFERENT in a genome.
ALLELE: One of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.
and If you have no idea what I'm talking about?
PUNNETT SQUARE: A square diagram that is used to predict an outcome of a particular cross or breeding experiment. The diagram is used by biologists to determine the probability of an offspring having a particular genotype.❞
HOMOZYGOUS: Having two Alleles that are the same in a genome.
HETEROZYGOUS: Having two Alleles that are DIFFERENT in a genome.
ALLELE: One of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.
and If you have no idea what I'm talking about?
PUNNETT SQUARE: A square diagram that is used to predict an outcome of a particular cross or breeding experiment. The diagram is used by biologists to determine the probability of an offspring having a particular genotype.❞
Hope I didn't confuse anyone too severely ^^"