Stripe character

[Marcello G-B]

Hi everybody!

I've a question: is the stripe character in AFT dominant? Someone else could explain me a lil'bit of their genetics?

I want to buy a pair: male is stripe and the female not stripe, then I want to know how their babies will coming out.

Thank you all in advance!!!

Marcello

 

[GeckoGuru]

It is typically thought that the stripe gene works as a recessive gene.

However, I have a female stripe that only gives me striped babies, even when the dad isn't striped. I guess I really don't know anymore...

 

[Nicolas]

It was because the dad is het striped and you were lucky to get the 50% babies striped !

In the nature and in some localisations about 10-15 % Hemitheconyx have the striped phenotype.

 

[GeckoGuru]

Not 50% were striped, 100% of her offspring were striped. Every single one of her offspring were striped, not half and half like they should have been. I will have to breed her to a male that isn't het. stripe next year to test further...

 

[Brian]

How big a sample size did you get?

 

[Marcello G-B]

How big a sample size did you get?

You're talking to me?

I'll take a subadult pair.

 

[GeckoGuru]

How big a sample size did you get?

I got five hatchlings from her so far(I know this is not much, and not very conclusive), but that is why I am going to breed her next year again- to get more firm results.

 

[GeckoGuru]

New hatchling!!

I just got another hatchling from the same female, and it is striped!

 

[monremonda]

I have asked around and been told that the stripe has a tendency to be dominant. I have bred a normal male to three different stripped females and it seems to be about 60/40 in favor of the stripe. So I am still unsure.

 

[Brian]

Yeah you'll need a much bigger sample size in order to see if it matches whats expected.

 

[Marcello G-B]

Thanks to all for your answers! I'll try to breed them and see the results...

 

[Nicolas]

if the striped phenotype would be dominant it should be more expressed in a mixed wild population.