<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10748710#post10748710 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Atticus
Frank,
I guess what I was trying to say is that genetics are obviously involved, but the dominant 3 bar pattern is most dominant and will be shown in the major majority of clowns if given a proper growout environment. My incomplete thought process on the nakeds, snow flakes, etc. was that breeders were reporting a "slight" increase in the variant occuring in the fry of variant displaying parents, but the majority of their offspring still showed the dominant 3 bar pattern. I hope that makes more sense.
This seems comparable to human genetic disorders where many people are carriers, but it takes stress to bring out the variant and you will notice an increase in probability of offspring displaying the variant if both parents are carriers.
