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We Need Sheds!

If you have a request for genetic testing that we do not already offer for a reptile that is common in the reptile hobby, we need your sheds!  Please remove and dry your clean sheds, and place a piece about the size of a silver dollar in an envelop. Please also include the sex, any known mutation that the animal (or animals) has, Het or Homozygous, and mail it to us.  These sheds help us develop and design new tests! Possible Hets DO NOT help us with research. Please send sheds with 100% known genetics only.
Mail Us Your Research Sheds:
RGI PO Box 1368 Christiansburg, VA 24068
**NOTE: This address is for research shed only!**  To send in paid shed test orders, please follow the instructions emailed to you by our vendors OR ship to the address on our "contact us" form on this website.
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Tests We Need

These are some of the tests that we could use your help with right now.

Ball Pythons

  • Calico - D Grade

Connect with Our Team

If you have something more rare, email us at raregeninc@gmail.com and tell us what you are working with, and how you would like us to help, and we will get back to you!

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%.

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%.

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%.

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%.

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.

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.

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.