Breeding a melanoid albino with a wildtype

[Plc98]

If I have a melenoid albino female with the GFP mutation and a normal wildtype male, will the babies be melenoid albino with GFP, wildtype, or a combination?
Thanks!

[Garrett]

Originally Posted by Plc98

If I have a melenoid albino female with the GFP mutation and a normal wildtype male, will the babies be melenoid albino with GFP, wildtype, or a combination?
Thanks!

I think it depends on the wildtype's genotype. If they are homozygous for a certain trait then the majority will be wild type I believe... If not then you should get a mix of wild type and albino. I'm not sure how the GFP is passed down. My knowledge of axolotls genotypes is lacking compared to my knowledge of phenotypes!

I think that's right, but stand by for the peer review process!

[Plc98]

thanks

[Martin21114]

The GFP trait is not recessive or dominant, so a mixed mating with a gfp + non-gfp will produce a mix of both gfp and non-gfp babies (say 50/50).

The color phenotype depends on the genes of the parents. Going way back to Gregor Mendell and his peas, you can determine the potential offspring with a punnett square:

Punnett square - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

If your wild type has any recessive coloration genes you should get 25% offspring with the recessive phenotype. If it doesn't have any recessive color genes all the offspring will be wild type, but they may also be recessive carrier, meaning THEIR offspring could display recessive coloration when mated.