Genetics Library

Pied

Pied creates unmistakable white pattern interruption and is a major project direction.

Pied Scale Surfin project
Recessive

Why Scale Surfin works with Pied.

It is immediately understandable to newer buyers while still supporting serious multi-recessive project building.

What to verify on an individual animal

Check whether the trait is represented as visual, 100% heterozygous, possible heterozygous, or an incomplete-dominant expression where applicable. The individual animal record should always take precedence over a general gene page.

Buying for a project

The useful question is not simply whether a gene is desirable. It is whether that exact animal moves your specific breeding plan forward.