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Flame Common Garter Snake

breeder consensusnot a single gene

Red intensified along the flanks, built up over generations by selection rather than by one gene.

How it is produced

Where it comes from
This is not a single gene. It is produced by choosing which animals to breed, over generations.
What that means for breeding
No offspring percentage can be given for it. Breeders judge it by looking at the parents.

Offspring odds

No numbers for this one.

Flame is produced by selective breeding over generations, not by a single gene, so no offspring percentage can be given for it. Breeders judge it by looking at the parents.

What this rests on

Established by breeders through repeated crosses and recorded in community documentation, not by published genetics. That is how almost all morph inheritance is known — and it is worth saying rather than presenting it as laboratory fact.

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