Is she amel-srtiped-motley ?

[Tiras]

Hi there,
I recently purchased a beautiful corn. She was sold to me as an amel-srtiped corn.
I suspect she's an amel-srtiped-motley corn. Am I right?

 

[Jrgh17]

You're right.

 

[WikedL]

Stupid Question... (sorry to barge in)

What makes her motley? I'm still trying to understand this stuff.

 

[wade]

The motley allele and the stripe allele share the same locus on the chromosome. Motley is dominant to stripe. A snake can be motley stripe or motley motley and still appear the same. Or can show some of both, sometimes called a Q-tip. A true stripe would have to have two stripe alleles at the motley locus in order to be a true stripe with two broad stripes dorsally and two pin stripes laterally.

 

[WikedL]

The motley allele and the stripe allele share the same locus on the chromosome. Motley is dominant to stripe. A snake can be motley stripe or motley motley and still appear the same. Or can show some of both, sometimes called a Q-tip. A true stripe would have to have two stripe alleles at the motley locus in order to be a true stripe with two broad stripes dorsally and two pin stripes laterally.

Ok, I think I get it. One more question... where is the "motley locus"?

I have to be honest. I picked my two corns because the "looked pretty". I have no plans to breed and don't really understand how all of the varieties happen. Thanks for helping me to understand.


btw... the snake pictures below is beautiful!

 

[wade]

Ok, I think I get it. One more question... where is the "motley locus"?

You're just going to have to trust me, it's there. It's not something I can point to.

 

[bribrian]

That looks like a 4 line stripe with a touch of cubing to me......

 

[WikedL]

You're just going to have to trust me, it's there. It's not something I can point to.

Oh no no no. I trust you. I'm just wondering in general where it would be. Below the head? at the tail? that's it. I am seriously clueless when it comes to this stuff.

 

[Duff]

That looks like a 4 line stripe with a touch of cubing to me......

I would concur.

 

[Spiritwather]

WikedL, you are not alone, i am buying my snakes with the intension of breeding and i dont understand, i've got a normal corn and a striped corn that looks in every way identical to the photo above, but when people ask me i just say she's stripy orange and really pretty, thats when you get funny looks... lol

 

[wade]

The motley locus is on the snake’s chromosome; it is part of his DNA. It is sub microscopic and can’t be seen. Very small.

 

[wade]

That looks like a 4 line stripe with a touch of cubing to me......

I think you are right.

 

[Susan]

That looks like a 4 line stripe with a touch of cubing to me......

I also agree, and the reasoning is not only are the stripes nice and even with minimal or no little "bumps", but they are also thinner than the lighter line/space between them, especially on the neck, where a striped motley would have wider stripes and a much smaller distance between them in that area (most noticeable versus not quite as easily seen further down the body). Not all stripes are "perfect", some will have little places where they join, and some have more "cubing" areas.

 

[WikedL]

The motley locus is on the snake’s chromosome; it is part of his DNA. It is sub microscopic and can’t be seen. Very small.

Oh ok. Thanks! I'm going to have to read up on all this more. It's really fasinating.

 

[bitsy]

Charles Pritzel's Cornsnake Morph Guide is great for stuff like this. You have to buy direct from his web site - http://cornguide.com/

 

[Nanci]

I'll be the last one in line to say- I think the cubing defines it as a stripe, not a striped motley. She's a beauty!