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
Complex:
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About Our Test Grades
A+
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, and all known mutations are covered by our test.
Expected accuracy for this test is over 99.5%.
Expected accuracy for this test is over 99.5%.
C
Over 200 homozygous, heterozygous, and normal samples have been run and match known genetics over 99% of the time. To date our test accounts for all known mutations that cause this morph, 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%.
Expected accuracy for this test is over 99%.
D
Over 100 homozygous, heterozygous, and normal samples have been run and match known genetics over 80% of the time for at least one mutation. An additional unmapped mutation may exist for this morph. Either way, we are still working to optimize this test so that it will cover all known mutations for this morph.
Expected accuracy will vary and will be below 99% because not enough tests have been run at this time.
Expected accuracy will vary and will be below 99% because not enough tests have been run at this time.
E
The design and optimization for this test is in its final stages, but no working test exists at this point. Projected time to having a working test should be less than 2 months, unless it ends up that more sampling and sequencing is needed.
At that point the test would move down to being a Grade F.
At that point the test would move down to being a Grade F.
F
Sequencing is in progress and we expect to have a working test in 2-4 months, as long as more sampling and sequencing is not needed.