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    Tony
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    Default Re: How are Albinos created?

    Quote Originally Posted by Whistly View Post
    Thanks Tony is it possible to have a half albino by breeding a normal and an albino?
    Generally no. Albinism is usually caused by a recessive gene, meaning that the frog must carry two copies of the gene for the trait to be displayed. Breeding a normal to an albino will give you normals that carry a single copy of the gene (heterozygous). Breeding the heterozygous frogs with each other and/or back to the albino parent will then produce some albinos among their offspring (roughly 25% of the clutch for het to het breeding, and 50% for het to visual).

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    Default Re: How are Albinos created?

    Leucistic snakes look amazing I love the contrast of their dark eyes against the pale skin.
    Reticulated ACFs look very strange compared to a normal ACF, but still amzing.

    Thanks for your replies.

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