Carpet Python
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Panduan Inheritance
Satu copy = visual. Dua copy (homozygous) = "super" form yang berbeda.
Butuh dua copy (homozygous) untuk tampil visual. Satu copy = het (carrier).
Dipengaruhi banyak gene. Breeding results bervariasi, tidak mengikuti pola Mendel sederhana.
Same Morph, Different Name
Gene yang identik dengan nama berbeda
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Caramel
Warm orange-brown coloration. Originated in Coastal Carpet Pythons (M. s. mcdowelli). Super form: Super Caramel.
Hypo
aka: Hypomelanistic
Reduced melanin producing more red/orange coloration. Found in Coastal and Centralian subspecies. Super form: Super Hypo. First produced 2010s.
Jaguar
aka: Jag
High yellow with reduced/aberrant pattern. Originated in Coastal Carpet Pythons. First produced 1997. Super form is leucistic but LETHAL (dies within 24h).
Labyrinth
Complex maze-like pattern. Originated in Irian Jaya Carpet Pythons (M. s. harrisoni). Super form: Super Labyrinth.
Zebra
Shattered banding pattern. Originated in Jungle Carpet Pythons (M. s. cheynei). Super form: patternless/near-patternless.
Albino
aka: T- Albino, Amelanistic
Lacks melanin. Yellow/white coloration with red/pink eyes. Originated in Darwin Carpet Pythons (M. s. variegata).
Axanthic
Lacks yellow pigment, producing grey/black/white coloration. Found in Coastal, Irian Jaya, and Jungle subspecies.
Genetic Stripe
Longitudinal striping pattern. Found in Bredli/Centralian Carpet Pythons (M. bredli).
Granite
Disrupted, fragmented pattern with a stippled appearance. Originated in Irian Jaya Carpet Pythons. First produced ~2001.
Melanistic
aka: Hypermelanistic, MD
Increased dark pigment (melanin). Multiple lines exist across subspecies. Genetics still being proven in some lines.
Silver Pepper
aka: Silvery Peppered
Recessive mutation in Inland Carpet Pythons (M. s. metcalfei). Silver/peppered coloration.
Stonewashed
aka: Stonewash
Recessive mutation specific to Bredli/Centralian Carpet Pythons (M. bredli).
Striped
Striped pattern variant in Inland Carpet Pythons (M. s. metcalfei).
Citrus
Enhanced yellow/citrus coloration. Line-bred across multiple subspecies.
Dinker
Polygenic pattern variant found across multiple subspecies.
Ivory
Black and white coloration in Jungle Carpet Pythons (M. s. cheynei). Line-bred trait.
Ocelot
Spotted/ocelot-like pattern. Polygenic/polymorphic trait. Line-bred to accentuate in Coastal Carpets.
Red Coastal
Enhanced red coloration selectively bred in Coastal Carpet Pythons (M. s. mcdowelli).
Tiger
Longitudinal dorsal stripe with lateral striping. Previously thought co-dominant, now confirmed polygenic. Established by Neville James. Found in Coastal, Darwin, and Irian Jaya.