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Glider Breeding Terms

Posted By: Anonymous

Glider Breeding Terms - 05/25/07 07:05 PM

What does "het" mean?
Posted By: dranger1108

Re: Glider Breeding Terms - 05/25/07 07:07 PM

het means they carry they a certain percentage of a gene...
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: Glider Breeding Terms - 05/25/07 07:23 PM

It means that they are normally colored, but carry the gene of color. If you buy a % het, it means that it has that % chance of being a het. I have it explained here -
http://thegliderpouch.com/blog/index.cfm#3847594666581075186
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: Glider Breeding Terms - 05/25/07 07:39 PM

Het actually is short for Heterozygous

if you would like to read more on genetics this is a great page

http://www.petsugargliders.com/gene.php
Posted By: Xglider

Re: Glider Breeding Terms - 05/25/07 07:50 PM

this thread can help with the abreviations too...
http://www.sugarglider.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/93002/page/1#Post93002

Posted By: BlndGrl8

Re: Glider Breeding Terms - 05/25/07 10:56 PM

I was always wondering that as well! I'm glad you posted that question! Thanks for the links everyone, now I understand it better!!
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