Identify this Cornsnake

[Ricky Jorgensen]

This little guy was bought as a Albino stribed from one of the big exporters...
Obviously he is not stribed at all...
Can somebody tell me hes genetics ?

 

[Joejr14]

Well, actually, it is a striped.

That would be an amelanistic 'cubed', which is a variation of the stripe gene. So yes, you got an amel cube. Nice one, too.

 

[lefty_mussolini]

That is a very nice Cube

 

[El Jefe]

Very good example of a cubed! Nice snake!

 

[Baba-Lou]

Wow. I just learned a new thing today lol. So Stripes don't always run parralel to the spine? But can go against/across, but it would be called a cubed? weird lol

 

[Joejr14]

Wow. I just learned a new thing today lol. So Stripes don't always run parralel to the spine? But can go against/across, but it would be called a cubed? weird lol

Interesting that you thought of it this way. I've always thought of 'cubes' running parallel to the spine, just in 'chunks', if that makes sense. I never thought of looking at it in another way.

Hmmmmmm....

 

[bribrian]

Beautiful little corn, i love it...... :cheers:

Wow. I just learned a new thing today lol. So Stripes don't always run parralel to the spine? But can go against/across, but it would be called a cubed? weird lol

If the stripes run across, wouldn't that be classed as a 'Banded' or am i way off geneticly (probably).... :shrugs:

 

[xavusangel]

im confused, sorry guys, how is that a cubed but also a striped? and what is a cubed? The square type pattern? :shrugs:

 

[Baba-Lou]

Oh man. I think my post messed everyone up. I'm still learning morphs myself and thats what I read and saw it as. So it could be possible. When I saw picks of banded I saw corns where the saddles had lines on the saddles on either side of the spine (if you can picture it). Wow I never thought I could mess up so many people. lol

 

[Billybobob]

Here is a link to a thread that has allot of info on cubed corns this might help with some of the confusion. (Note: the cubed gene is still not fully understood yet so most of what is said about them is still speculation)

http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27613&highlight=cubed

bribrian, most believe that cubed is related to stripe that is why it can be cubed and stripe at the same time. Also banded is a selectively bred trait not and not related to stripes or cubeds. There are also banded motleys but they are just selectively bred motleys that have a banded look.

Hope that helps.

(I am not all that clear on how the cubed gene works so if any thing i have posted is incorrect please feel free to correct me)

 

[Serpwidgets]

There are basically 3 possible causes for the cubed look, and some breeding trials will eventually work it out, but for now it is believed to be one of the following:

1- The cubed pattern is caused by selectively breeding striped corns. (Thus they are homozygous stripe.)

2- The cubed pattern is caused by an independent gene that modifies the effect of the stripe gene. (Thus they are homozygous stripe and also het or homo at another locus for the "cube" gene.)

3- The cubed pattern is caused by a "cubed" allele at the motley locus. (Thus they are actually homozygous cube at the motley locus instead of homozygous stripe at the motley locus.)

No matter what it turns out to be, in the meantime it is at least known that when you breed it to a striped corn, you will end up producing striped (and possibly cubed) corns.