Khimera Breeding - Genetics: Pinta Gene
The Pinta Gene series is a dynamic marking set that comprises 6 different patterns. The difference between regular markings and dynamic markings is that when breeding two khimeras with dynamic markings, the offspring can be born with either a) any of the markings between the two parents’ marking numbers when breeding normally or b) ANY marking in the series when choosing “randomize” when you breed.
Pinta 1: Dalmatian
Pinta 2: Collie
Pinta 3: Merle
Pinta 4: Patch
Pinta 5: Pinto
Pinta 6: Speckles
There are 3 “genes” for the pinta pattern: Pinta Gene I, Pinta Gene II, Pinta Gene III. These are basically 3 different slots that you can add pinta series to. This means that you can have patches, merle, and speckles all on one khimera.
Each gene slot interacts only with its twin on another khimera. For example, if you have one khimera with merle on Pinta Gene I and another with merle on Pinta Gene II, they will not work together. Instead, they’ll act like two separate markings such as appaloosa and leopard and you’ll get faded markings on the offspring. If you want to breed khimeras with full Pinta markings, you’ll need to make sure that the marking AND the gene are the same on both parents.
You can also use the same pinta marking in more than one slot for a layered effect. Try layering different colors of the same marking in the Custom Demo and see what happens!
What makes the pinta gene (and dynamic markings in general) special is that you can get different patterns on the offspring by breeding two parents together who have different pinta markings in the same gene. Let’s say you have one khimera with pinta 101 (speckles) and another with pinta 106 (patch), both in pinta gene I. When you breed them, the khima can inherit any of the markings in between, so it could have speckles, dalmatian, collie, merle, pinto or patch! You can repeat this with the other pinta genes for an extremely large variety of combinations in the khimas from a single pair! You can get even more variation when you choose to “randomize” the breeding.
If you wish for your khimas to always come out with the exact same markings, simply use the exact same patterns in the exact same genes on both customs and do not choose “randomize” when breeding.
Some examples of khimeras with pinta gene I and II, born from the same parents:
Pinta 1: Dalmatian
Pinta 2: Collie
Pinta 3: Merle
Pinta 4: Patch
Pinta 5: Pinto
Pinta 6: Speckles
There are 3 “genes” for the pinta pattern: Pinta Gene I, Pinta Gene II, Pinta Gene III. These are basically 3 different slots that you can add pinta series to. This means that you can have patches, merle, and speckles all on one khimera.
Each gene slot interacts only with its twin on another khimera. For example, if you have one khimera with merle on Pinta Gene I and another with merle on Pinta Gene II, they will not work together. Instead, they’ll act like two separate markings such as appaloosa and leopard and you’ll get faded markings on the offspring. If you want to breed khimeras with full Pinta markings, you’ll need to make sure that the marking AND the gene are the same on both parents.
You can also use the same pinta marking in more than one slot for a layered effect. Try layering different colors of the same marking in the Custom Demo and see what happens!
What makes the pinta gene (and dynamic markings in general) special is that you can get different patterns on the offspring by breeding two parents together who have different pinta markings in the same gene. Let’s say you have one khimera with pinta 101 (speckles) and another with pinta 106 (patch), both in pinta gene I. When you breed them, the khima can inherit any of the markings in between, so it could have speckles, dalmatian, collie, merle, pinto or patch! You can repeat this with the other pinta genes for an extremely large variety of combinations in the khimas from a single pair! You can get even more variation when you choose to “randomize” the breeding.
If you wish for your khimas to always come out with the exact same markings, simply use the exact same patterns in the exact same genes on both customs and do not choose “randomize” when breeding.
Some examples of khimeras with pinta gene I and II, born from the same parents:
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