Pastel
Pastel is a color enhancing gene which enhances the yellows while simultanteously reducing the darker shades. Pastel Ball Pythons usually have faded/pale yellow heads at birth that darken with age, though some can keep the faded look. They are easily told apart from a Normal by the faded yellow crown, white lips and green eyes, though keep in mind that on rare occasions a Normal can also have green eyes.
Pastel Ball Pythons’ bodies can be told apart from Normals by the bright yellow scales within the “alien heads” and blushing within the black markers. Pastels have very clean undersides compared to the track-marks and spotting of a Normal Ball Python. Along either side of the belly, bright yellow ‘flames’ stretch up through the black markers into the body pattern.
First Produced By:
Greg Graziani and NERD
First Produced In:
1994
Gene Type:
Incomplete Dominant
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A+
There is at least one Peer reviewed scientific paper detailing this mutation. Our lab has run over 1000 homozygous, heterozygous, and normal samples have been run and match known genetics, and all known mutations are covered by our test.Peer reviewed scientific paper detailing this mutation. Over 1000 homozygous, heterozygous, and normal samples have been run and match known genetics, and all known mutations are covered by our test.
Expected accuracy for this test is over 99.9%.
Expected accuracy for this test is over 99.9%.
A
Over 1000 homozygous, heterozygous, and normal samples have been run and match known genetics, and all known mutations are covered by our test.
Expected accuracy for this test is over 99.9%.
Expected accuracy for this test is over 99.9%.
B
Over 500 homozygous, heterozygous, and normal samples have been run and match known genetics. Until we reach a few thousand, we will keep our eyes open for anything "new" or "unexpected".
Expected accuracy for this test is over 99.5%.
Expected accuracy for this test is over 99.5%.
C
A minimum of 200 homozygous, heterozygous, up to several thousand have been run and match known genetics/mutations over 99% of the time. To date our test accounts for all located/known mutations that cause this phenotype, but we are still looking to see if there are any signs that another mutation exists that causes this morph.
Expected accuracy for this test is over 99%. (We should clarify that this means it will be 99% accurate for the mutation that we are testing for, and that we are letting you know that it is very possible that there are more mutations out there that are compatible, that we don't have a test for yet). So a Het or Hom result will be generally correct, and a negative means you may have one of the secondary mutations that there is not currently a test for yet.
Expected accuracy for this test is over 99%. (We should clarify that this means it will be 99% accurate for the mutation that we are testing for, and that we are letting you know that it is very possible that there are more mutations out there that are compatible, that we don't have a test for yet). So a Het or Hom result will be generally correct, and a negative means you may have one of the secondary mutations that there is not currently a test for yet.