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breeding for recessive traits
I think this has been asked a few times, but I am still not totally sure I understand it.
I've got a couple kitties that have traits that are really recessive, while also having really dominate traits in other areas. For example, i have a snowshoe cream with gen earth eyes. I am having decent enough getting good furs by breeding him against other cats, but i cannot seem to get rid of the eyes for some better ones.
There are also some cats that have specific recessive traits i am looking for. I've made no secret of the fact that my quest is foxie blondies with foxie ears, and I have gotten a few males, but still not females to start a line. Also, i've decided that I want my foxies to have blonde-streaked whiskers. I have a couple cats with recessive fur to foxie, but the ears are dominant to foxie.
I've got a few other examples like this, but those are the two biggest ones, so the question is two fold: how to i breed a dominant trait out in general, and how do I breed for a specific recessive trait?
thanks!
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