![]() ![]() This gives you an animal with two genetically different sets of cells in its body - 2nw and 2np - that each had an independent origin. This happens because, most often, two different fertilized ova fuse to create a single embryo. You breed a Pinstripe to a Normal/Wild Type and what you hatch are Pinstripes and Normals, but one of the Pinstripes has random Normal patches on it. This type of “paradox” animal is a mosaic So the animal then has two genetically different sets of cells in its body - 2n and 2n-1 - but all of the cells in its body have the same embryo as their origin. This happens because of a few reasons, one of which being the wild-type allele of the gene is lost in a subset of the cells in this animal’s body. But one of them has random full Albino patches on it. ![]() You breed an Albino to a Normal/Wild Type and what you hatch are het Albinos. The two most common forms of “paradox” that we encounter in the hobby are Mosaics and ChimerasĪ mosaic is an animal that has genetically distinct cell lines but they originated from a single zygote.Ī chimera is an animal that has genetically distinct cell lines but they originated from more than one zygote/individual It simply describes an anomalous phenotype, anywhere from a small, nearly undetectable colour/pattern difference all the way up to extreme 50/50 animals. The term “Paradox” is an loose term used in the reptile industry/hobby that has no scientific/genetic value. A Paradox Ball Python is a Ball Python that expresses contradictory features or qualities.
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