More About Dragon Genetics

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The following is unnecessary to know, but it is interesting, and can be helpful for riders interested in breeding.  Those wanting to run their own Tadrith bonding agency MUST know this information!

1. Eye color is carried with the color of the dragon.
2. All dragons carry the a gene (colored scales), it is the color gene that changes its appearance.
3. The Albino gene Da can be created with any breeding, but if a parent is Albino than there must be at least one Albino egg in its clutch.  Although it does carry a (colored scales) the D  (dilution) neutralizes the color to white.  The color is there (if it is carried), but it is hidden from eyesight.
4. The colors are as follows: Red= Ra; Black=Ba; Green=Ga; Blue=Sa; Orange=Oa.
5. Because all the genes are gender genes (except mutations and orange) the gene is carried by the offspring, but if it isn't the right sex than it won't show.
6. Violet (Va) can be created by breeding anything together, but the undefined blue patches are only visible when it carries the S gene and undefined pink patches show if it carries the R gene.
7. The breeding of two mutations is illegal because it may be the cause of deformation in offspring.
8. Here is are some examples of breeding and the resulting offspring;

Red and Black that carry nothing:

We write the adults genetics in the first column and then the 1st row.  It doesn't matter which one you write first.
The result would be:

• RBa- red that carries black
• BBa- pure black
• RRa- pure red
• BRa- black that carries red

This would be done completely randomly, so you could get 6 BBa and 1 RBa or whatever.  I usually roll a dice to decide what will be in my next clutch.  A second clutch would contain different eggs, but with the same possibilities.  I know this is confusing, so go back and reread it a couple times at this point until you understand, before reading what's next! ^_^  If you don't get this, the next example will just throw you off, so reread it.  These aren't at all like mammal genetics, so no type of experience will help you very much.  Reread 'till you drop!

NOTE:  MUTATIONS ARE ALWAYS POSSIBLE!

Now let's take the same father and breed him with a SGa (blue that carries green):

Now we have different results!  Notice how we split the SGa gene in half, because we always want to use simple dominent a genes.  This gives us more variety of offspring, because the table has been enlarged.  DO NOT READ ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND SO FAR! Go back and reread everything!

Now for something VERY complex.  We will take the GBa offspring from the litter above and an OSa and breed them:

The biggest variety yet!  for the first clutch I used a genetic table similar to the one above.  If it is your first time creating a litter for your bonding agency you might try the first or second style tables before trying the complex one.

Breeding with rarities is more difficult.  Although the genetics for an albino is Da, there is no such thing as a pure albino because of not being allowed to breed two mutations.  The same is for Violets (Va).  There can also be no DVa or VDa.  So Albinos and Violets always carry another color.  Violets are the most difficult, because if they carry S than they have blue patches and if they carry R than they have pink patches.  If no S or R genes are present they are pure violet.  Let's try a VBa-RSa mating:

We get VVa's and VBa's which will be pure violet and we get VRa's and VSa's that would carry patches or markings.  So, you get the pretty picture!   If you are having any trouble, post at the Genetics section of the Message Board.