Just a little reminder to please send in proofs to SAGAkitty so that we can keep the SAGA charts up to date.
If there is any doubt that a trait is not confirmed recessive or dominant to another trait it will not be added to the SAGACharts. SAGA Charts requires visual proofs for confirmation of hiddens.
POINTERS on what kind of Pedigrees that make it 100% no doubt. I always OPEN up OffSpring and figure out what hidden traits are.
If a trait is recessive to another trait the best way to get 100% proof is to bred the OffSpring to a cat with a more recessive trait showing then the one you think is hiding. That way you can see the hidden trait on the OffSpring.
If a trait is dominate to another trait the best way to prove it 100% is to again breed the OffSpring to a cat with a more recessive trait showing then the hidden trait you think is hiding to see the Hidden trait show up on the new Offspring.
When this type of "Placement Breeding" is done it shows 100% the hidden of a kitten and then you can confirm what traits are recessive or dominate.
When I breed to confirm proofs I take two cats that have the two traits I want to test against. I like to know what the possible hiddens are on these cats but it is not always necessary for the first Generation OffSpring.
I will breed them several times. As soon as I see one of the traits I am testing show up on an OffSpring I will open the box.
I find the opposite gender kitty showing a more recessive trait then the other trait I am testing. This only works if the charts already know a trait that is already more recessive to the possible hidden trait. If the charts have no information about what traits are more recessive to the possible hidden trait I would suggest you find the MOST recessive trait you can based on the charts, and just test against that.
Breed that OS with the more recessive trait showing partner...and you should after a few breedings see the hidden trait show up on the second generation Offspring. And this is very visual and 100% proof. This way you know witch of the two original traits you were testing against is donminant and witch is recessive.
If the hidden is not the other trait you were testing it against on the first pair of kitties then that OffSpring is a dud. I will open up other OffSpring and test them. Sometimes I have multiple OffSpring open up at the same time. This is because the first generation project cats could have tossed its hidden and not shown. Example - one cat tosses shown and other tosses hidden.
I hope this makes sense to anyone who is new to trait placement breeding. Feel free to contact me in world if you have any questions, or you can contact any of the renters at SAGA Projects breeding space. There is several breeders there that can answer questions on how they go about placement breeding.
And if you are interested in free rental space to work on placements on the SAGA charts there is applications at the Project AREA.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/At...20/32/2501
Happy Breeding.