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Corn Snakes Elaphe guttata

Corn Snakes Elaphe guttata. Different phenotypes and genotypes of one species. Pictures thanks to serpentine widget. Why do snakes look different when they are the same species ?. Corn snake color is comprised of two predominant colors Red Black

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Corn Snakes Elaphe guttata

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  1. Corn Snakes Elaphe guttata Different phenotypes and genotypes of one species

  2. Pictures thanks to serpentine widget

  3. Why do snakes look different when they are the same species ? • Corn snake color is comprised of two predominant colors • Red • Black • Yellow, appears in varying degrees and is not the main reason for pattern change • Phenotypes of corn snakes include • Normal –red and black occur together • Amelanistic – only red • Anerythristic- only black • Snow- neither

  4. Genotype and Phenotype • Two genes that code for color • Gene for black color on the ventral surface (belly) and around the saddle patterns • Gene for red color in the pattern of the saddles and the back ground on the snake • Wild type allele B- black pigment • Recessive b- can no longer make black pigment- amelanistic • Wild type allele R- red pigment • Recessive r- can no longer make red pigment- anerythristic • Double recessive- Snow Corn Snake (rrbb)

  5. Cross each one of Mr. Reed’s Snakes • Mr. Reed has these snakes • amelanistic corn snake (RRbb or Rrbb), • a normal corn snake (RRBB or RrBb), • a snow corn snake (rrbb)

  6. Could Mr. Reed breed his snakes to make an Anerythristic snake (no red pigment)? • What is the genotype for the Anerythristic snake? • Which parental genotypes could you cross to create an Anerythristic snake? List all possible crosses.

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