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snake postI'd like to talk about one of my favorite ball python morphs, the banana gene. It is an incomplete dominant trait first produced by NERD in 2003. Incomplete dominant means an animal only needs one copy of the gene for it to express itself, however a "super" (homozygous) form exists when both parents pass the gene on to their offspring.

An adult and baby banana ball python. As you can see, they are bright yellow with black spots as adults, looking very much like a banana. They have white bellies. This is a different gene from albinism, and they have normal eyes. Here's a wild type for comparison:

One thing that is very unique to the banana gene is it is sex linked (the only ball python morph that does this, not sure about other animals). Female bananas will produce equal split of male and female, banana and wild type. However in males, it is linked to how the sire inherited the gene. If he inherited it from his father's side, he is a "male maker" and almost all of the bananas he produces will be male. The sex split and morph split are the same (50/50), but almost all the males will have the gene and almost all the females will be wild type. Same if he inherited the gene from his mother, just reversed (this is a "female maker"). A common myth/misunderstanding is that this holds true all the time, it does not. A male maker can still produce female banana ball pythons, and male wild types. Same for female makers, in the other direction. Roughly 3% of snakes produced from male bananas will be one of these instead of the "expected" outcome.


These are both super bananas if you wanted to see what they look like ^^


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[โ€“] SeasonalDepressionEnjoyer@hexbear.net 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (6 children)

I always go back and forth on whether I'm actually trans or not...... It's so hard to like tell cause I think I've internalized that I'm co-opting or just using it as an aesthetic... Fuck I don't know what I am anymore. cri

Like I think I want to be a girl, but then I worry that I'm just fetishizing it and oh my god I've been doing this for months how do I figure this shit out.

[โ€“] imogen_underscore@hexbear.net 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

cis people generally don't do this, if it helps. it's a very common part of the trans experience. if you wanna be trans that's all it takes, you can be. if you want to be a girl you can just be a girl.

[โ€“] Thallo@hexbear.net 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Every trans girl: seen-this-one

for real thoI felt like this for a long time. Something I did was focus on the fact that the vast majority of transition is profoundly unsexy. It's awkward. It's difficult. It's scary. Things that were simple before (like going to the doctor or travelling) become obstacles. Oh, there's more~

This is to say, this shit is not a fetish. It's just not worth it if it is.

I've been doing this for months how do I figure this shit out.

I've been posting here as trans for a full year. I only just wrapped my head around the idea that I'm a woman like... 3 or 4 weeks ago. I felt unsure and like I was faking up until that point. It takes time.

[โ€“] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

spoiler

vast majority of transition is profoundly unsexy. It's awkward. It's difficult. It's scary.

So true :/

[โ€“] shallot@hexbear.net 11 points 2 weeks ago

If it helps at all, going back and forth about it is a pretty trans activity

[โ€“] sunbleachedfly@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 2 weeks ago

Sounds familiar! I turned out to be a girl btw

Do what makes your heart sing~

Don't get caught up in the meta thoughts like "do I wish I wanted this" or "am I just fetishizing." If it feels good to wear women's clothes, paint your nails, put on makeup, wear a bralette, use she/her pronouns, start HRT, change your name, do it.

If you're like pretty much any other trans girl, you'll have been taught for a very long time to push down what your heart is telling you. Now, you have to listen to your own inner voice and your own spark. Follow what makes you feel happy.

[โ€“] sodium_nitride@hexbear.net 5 points 2 weeks ago

I always told myself

cissies don't feel like this

And especially

they don't have such prolonged identity crises

And also being on HRT tanks your libido (as least in monotherapy), so doing it for a fetish is really hard. Like that's commitment.