Calico Ball python

Dominant morph

Inheritance
Dominant
Super form
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Allelic with
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Also called
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How Calico is inherited

Calico is dominant: one copy is enough to show it, and animals with two copies look the same as those with one. Breeding a Calico to a normal gives about 50% Calico babies.

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Breeding outcomes

Odds per egg. Try your own pairing in the genetics calculator.

Calico × Normal

  • 50%Calico
  • 50%Normal

Calico × Calico

  • 75%Calico
  • 25%Normal
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Other ball python morphs

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