Skin colour Common Garter Snake
peer reviewednot a single 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.
Skin colour 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
A peer-reviewed paper identifies the variant behind this morph.
- Heritable Variation in Garter Snake Color Patterns in Postglacial Populations — PLoS ONE 2011