Locus – This is the location of a gene/allele on a DNA strand.Īllele – Genes are made up of pairs of Alleles. Here is a basic breakdown of a DNA strand: While the article discusses recessive Ball Pythons, the concept of how parents pass on their genetics is the same for co-dominant morphs, the appearance of the offspring is just different. Make sure you check that out if you are not familiar about how genetic mutations are passed. We have explained it in detail in our Recessive Ball Python Morphs article. However, upon closer investigation, you will notice these snakes have a bold and unbroken stripe that runs parallel to their spines. We are not going to go into too much detail about how genetics work in snakes in this article. Believed to be a wild caught snake, the Black Ball Python Morph (AKA Black-Backed Ball Python) has a relatively normal ball python pattern that, upon first glance, may not appear any different. How are genetics passed on in Ball Pythons They’re docile and calm creatures and grow to a maximum of 5 feet, which is big enough to be impressive but not unmanageable.
The appearance of these two snakes is visibly different, which distinguishes the co-dominant mutation from a dominant mutation. However, if you breed two Bananas together, you will produce Super Bananas.Ī Banana Ball Python will contain the genetic mutation in one of the alleles in their DNA sequence while a Super Banana will contain the genetic mutation in both of the alleles. This means that, like a dominant morph, you only need one Banana to produce Banana babies. The Banana Ball Python is a co-dominant morph. Many (if not all) spider ball pythons appear to wobble or exhibit uncoordinated body movements. The spider morph appears to affect the snake’s biology as well as its appearance. They are often mixed with other co-dominant or dominant morphs. They often have white markings along the lateral body surfaces, and their colors are often brighter than they are in normal ball pythons. The Banana morph remains a popular morph today and is often used by breeders to create multi gene animals. There is still debate over these morphs today, but they are now largely accepted to be a different lineage of the same mutation. These were the Banana and the Coral Glow. Around the same time, there were two different morphs that began to appear that looked very similar. There was a lot of controversy over the Banana morph when it was first produced. The Super form of a Banana almost looks like a regular Banana that is about to go into shed. However, the colours on this snake are far more subtle, giving the snake a ‘washed out’ appearance. The Super Banana is similar in appearance and colour to the regular Banana.
The outside edges of the pattern often contain white markings which helps the pattern stand out. The patterning on this snake ranges from yellow to orange. These snakes are far more vibrant than the Normal or Wild Type Ball Python. However, the colours are completely different. The Banana Ball Python is similar in pattern to the normal Ball Python.
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