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both of my blacks are Heterozygous i get 50/50 fry
 
fwprawn said:
OK:

Pink = homozygous for the pink gene. (Not "homozygous recessive")
Black = homozygous normal
Black, with recessive pink gene = heterozygous for pink.


If you have two normal convicts, that are heterozygous, then some of the offspring will be pink, and some of the "normal" ones will be heterozygous, while others will be homozygous.

Simple mendelian genetics. You need to know this stuff, if you want to experiment with breeding, etc.
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I am familiar with mendelian genetics. What you are arguing is semantics.
The pink gene is recessive to the black gene (it is not expressed in the presence of the black gene).
If the fish possesses 2 pink recessive genes it is homozygous recessive.
If the pink gene is an example of mendelian genetics then a heterozygous pair would spawn 1/4 dominant (black), 1/2 heterozygous, and 1/4 recessive (pink).

Are you going to post your cons? Or just question my understanding of simple genetics?
 
You asked : Explain how I can get 'pink' cons from two standard cons.

Therefore; you didn't fully understand the genetics, so I was helping you out.

Good luck!
 
Just ordered some HRPs from Rapps i will get them tomorrow, does anyone have any sajica cichlids for sale? i want to hybrid a sajica with an HRP, i think that will be hot.
 
I my Marble is taking a liking to my Hrp!!! this will be interesting if they breed. I would love to make some Blue marbles.
 
Genetically, it will be a little more complicated than just one or two generations - but I'd love to see the end result, too.
 
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