Lavender color morph Red Cornsnake
peer reviewedLYST
"The lavender color morph in corn snakes is characterized by gray, rather than red, blotches on a pink, instead of orange, background." (Ullate-Agote et al., 2020)
Offspring odds
No numbers for this one.
No inheritance mode has been recorded for Lavender color morph, so no offspring odds are given. Guessing one would be worse than saying nothing: a breeder would plan a season on it.
What this rests on
A peer-reviewed paper identifies the variant behind this morph in the gene LYST.
- Genome mapping of a LYST mutation in corn snakes indicates that vertebrate chromatophore vesicles are lysosome-related organelles. — Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020
- Pterin-based pigmentation in animals. — Biol Lett 2021
- Genetics and biology of coloration in reptiles: The curious case of the Lemon Frost geckos. — Physiol Genomics 2023