Ball Python Genetics 1: Diploid, Haploid, Homozygous, and Heterozygous

[@That0melette]

I'm taking online courses to become a Veterinary Technician and I failed my first attempt at the genetics exam. Someone pointed me here and I watched your series to help me study. Today, I passed the retake! I have a hard time learning by just reading, the way you teach with enthusiasm, examples, and comparisons is EXACTLY how I learn, so thanks a ton for helping me pass my exam!

[@ClintsReptiles]

You have no idea how happy that makes me feel. Thank you so much for taking the time to tell me about your experience. You made my day.

[@jonflannery8984]

This is awesome. Clint is awesome.

[@Lucinearrie]

how's veterinary field going?

[@efris6599]

"Through a magical process that your parents will explain to you later"😂😂

[@ClintsReptiles]

You can tell that the rest of the team didn't see that line coming :)

[@Me-eb3wv]

@@ClintsReptilesI don't have parents who do I ask now?

[@honestnuisance9567]

@@Me-eb3wv ask your local soccer mom 👌 they won't hold back

[@barfingraiinbows]

@@honestnuisance9567LOL

[@noobsplaybest6883]

@@Me-eb3wvDang that’s tough lil bro💀

[@snakesonaframe2668]

I took AP biology and I wish my teacher had been this excited about it and this good at explaining it.

[@ClintsReptiles]

Thank you, Shelby! It is so cool and relatively simple. It is unfortunate that it has the reputation for being boring and complicated.

[@vulekv93]

@@ClintsReptiles My eyes were pealed to the screen. The way you explained things is so clear and fluent. I'm definitely going to copy your style when explaining things. This was so cathartic to watch. This is like an antithesis of every biology book out there! Especially those ugly black and white copies...This is actually therapeutic to watch, even if you know all this stuff. Thank you Clint! I have a bachelors degree in "phyto-medicine", I don't know the word in English, I'm a veterinarian for plants basically. I hope some day soon we will be able to supplement our biology books with videos of this quality... Clint your enthusiasm and effort is highly appreciated, I'm getting repetitive here, just one giant thank you!

[@Shades1535]

This man taught me more in 11 minutes than my year long science class

[@littleghostfacer7814]

I really appreciate the way you explained this difficult topics :) I'm a biology student myself but i really enjoyed this! Haven't seen a biologist laughing about "magical moments" in a while :D

[@ClintsReptiles]

Thank you so much! I didn't think I would laugh either, but one very beardy member of our team couldn't keep himself composed :D

[@kristopheles]

im liking where this is going so far! its easy to understand for a wee little 14 year old like me, but still functions as a lesson for anybody. im excited for part 2!

[@ClintsReptiles]

Thank you so much for your feedback! That is my hope. I hope that anyone could watch these videos and become a MASTER of genetics! I'm glad it is working for you. Were you able to answer the question?

[@ssr8555]

I love how child friendly this explanation is :) if English was our first language I would definitely show this to my nephews, haha

[@lizzybethclearwater6921]

i LOVE genetics. being so into snake genetics now, makes me wish i had done better in biology class. I'm so thankful for channels like yours

[@HavardStreAndresen]

Gotta say, Clint.... You are doing a great service here. Your illustrations are the best I have ever seen, explaining this. The question made me see parts of the video again, and I bet that was the purpose. Loved the outtakes at the end:-) Looking forward to part 2-4.

[@ClintsReptiles]

This is the best feedback I have received so far! Thank you for taking the time to tell me that. Sounds like you are doing exactly what I hope all of our viewers will do so that they can really master this material. It is so important when people get into breeding, and it is just fascinating for everyone else.

[@TacticalWaffle]

This is exactly the kind of teaching I love. The visual/physical illustrations are just perfect. Genetics is such a fascinating topic and this is such a great starting point.

[@MellaMarionette]

clint please be my bio teacher I absolutely love the way you teach!! :((

[@katelillo1932]

Holy wow, Clint! You are a fantastic teacher. If only all teachers were as enthusiastic and engaging, the world would be a better place.

[@katje201]

I don't even study biology but I want you to be my biology teacher now

[@normanjessicaj]

Not even two minutes in, and the notes I want to take are on your teaching style. It is always a treat see others present information so clearly. You did a great job of going in depth without over complicating things. I love it.

[@ClintsReptiles]

Thank you so much! That is such great feedback. We worked really hard to make this seemingly complicated subject simple to learn. I wish more people would watch them.

[@RaeMarie14]

Omg I love your enthusiasm. I sent this video to my anatomy and physiology professor. He said he is going to start using it in the course. This was amazingly helpful

[@alixm8070]

I don’t study biology but I love learning about stuff completely unrelated from my degree when it’s fun and this is some seriously FUN learning. This is awesome, thank you Clint!

[@hannahharby5692]

Currently studying Pre-Veterinary right now; this was a nice refresher, thank you!

[@ClintsReptiles]

You're very welcome! More to come. Were you able to answer the question at the end?

[@ShyLivesUnderARock]

I wish you were my bio teacher in school. Even though I've gone through lessons covering this material, you get me excited about it all over again.

[@lane8932]

You are a bit magoo but an awesome teacher . Going to let my 5 year old daughter watch your vids . We are learning together lol . Keep it up man . I love it so far .

[@lane8932]

Oh as for question at the end . Using reptiles as an example if parent 1 is albino parent 2 is normal , all normal offspring will carry the gene of albino . In this case 50% chance of producing albinos . Correct ?

[@ClintsReptiles]

I'll take it! It makes me so happy to hear about families that watch our videos together. Your answer is going a bit beyond the scope of the question and this video. We will get there. What does heterozygous mean? Where did the zygote get its alleles?

[@Animate_Anime]

I already knew what every term meant before I watched the video. I haven't studied these terms since the fall semester of 2016. Science is one of my strongest subjects so I retain more of the knowledge for longer periods of time than I do from other subjects. I even remembered what DNA stood for: deoxyribonucleic acid.

[@jewgatsby3387]

I just wanted to let you know that I was totally lost in my agri genetics class today so I came back here to better understand. Thanks yet again!

[@HolyyMoleyy]

How does your channel not have more subscribers?!? Honestly one of the most informative and exciting channels to watch. Your passion for animals is out of this world!

[@ClintsReptiles]

Thank you so much! Little by little, we keep on growing. Please tell your friends :)

[@lalylaly27]

I wish i had this video when i was in school. All they did was make us memorize definitions but i didn't truly understand or even care. I had no idea at the time that i would need to know genetics for breeding animals. Thank you for using visuals, speaking clearly and most importantly, the re-caps to really stick it in while it's fresh.

[@fleshcleaver_8047]

A zygote is heterozygous for a gene because it is a haiploid. It got that way through meiosis. Great lesson, Clint. I am excited to learn about co-dominant verses recessive.

[@ClintsReptiles]

Perfect! You're ready :)

[@NarrativeAcademy]

Dude, you are the most chill guy to listen to when it comes to learning stuff.

[@WoodlandT]

I have 3 nieces ages 6, 4 & 2. They love all animals & I’m making sure reptiles remain a part of that. I’m teaching them how to safely handle & appreciate reptiles. It’s magical to watch them learn about the world around them!

[@allenjones1947]

I absolutely LOOOOVE this channel

[@ClintsReptiles]

Thank you! We are so glad you found us! Was this video helpful? Could you answer the question at the end?

[@allenjones1947]

Clint's Reptiles yes sure! I've been a subscriber since the beginning :)

[@Moonbutnosun]

Yooooo, mi amigo

[@syenite]

I love Ball pythons, I have a yellow belly and a double Mojave BEL (love the purple heads). I was reminded this morning of someone who had stolen gaboon vipers and decided I needed to watch some videos of the beautiful creatures and landed on your page. That was way too many hours ago and I'm still watching.

[@cra5hcre8ions55]

This is such an intellectual treat I’m surprised this video is not talked about more or on Patreon

[@CatharticOutlet]

This video is very wholesome and takes me back to the wonderful days when life was easy, genetics was fun and I wasn't aware of polyploidy and next generation sequencing methods. I hope this series receives more attention because it has the potential to be a great learning tool for any kiddies looking to get into biology. Keep up the great work!!!

[@ClintsReptiles]

Thank you so much! I wish it got more views as well. We worked harder on these videos than any others, but I think a lot of people see genetics and just assume it will be lame. They are so wrong!

[@cat.8825]

This is by far the best video I've seen on this subject. All the other ones have left me confused I don't know how I passed 9th grade biology without watching this video lol

[@soulsonwheels9016]

As a college student going for a double major in biology and chemistry I think this is a fantastic idea for a video series. Adds extra review for me that I'll definitely use, I'm addicted to watching youtube videos lmao!

[@ClintsReptiles]

KZbin got me through Cell Bio many years ago. It is only getting better. I hope this helps. Also, I would love it if you would keep an eye on the comments on these videos. A lot of people could really benefit from your help!

[@soulsonwheels9016]

Clint's Reptiles I'll help as best I can, but I probably will not be paying much attention to comments till after I'm done with finals.

[@ClintsReptiles]

I totally understand! Good luck with finals :)

[@soulsonwheels9016]

Clint's Reptiles Thank you!

[@avihenriksen3947]

Saying that a zygote is heterozygous for a gene means that it only has one copy of that gene on the allele. It got that way by one of the parents passing down that gene and the other parent passing down a different gene. If it were homozygous, it would have two copies of the same gene, and both parents would have passed down that gene. One gene was passed from each parent because the cells that carry genes and combine to form a zygote, sperm and egg, are haploid, which means it carries half of the required DNA to make a diploid zygote! Finally, meiosis, which is where a chromosome splits in two, is how the reproductive cells got the genes to be passed on. You're absolutely right, typing it out/thinking up a full answer does help me understand! I definitely get it now, thank you! I can't wait to watch the rest.

[@tryphazzard2771]

I love how this was done!! It was fun, interesting, and informative without "dumbing down" the info!!

[@forrestgump8717]

I also like how this is like a classroom. And I love the style and the way you're teaching this.

[@ClintsReptiles]

Thank you so much! It is such cool stuff if your teacher doesn't suck all the fun out of it :)

[@fullyfin000]

When a zygote is heterozygous for a gene, it means that two of it's genes are different from each other, this happens because the two parents gave out different alleles through meiosis.

[@jamiebohm2768]

I wish I could have had Clint as my science/history/math teacher. I'd have learned a hell of a lot more. Thanks for being so enthusiastic.

[@finneganraines7522]

Clint: "your parents will explain later" Me, at 22: are you sure about that? I still haven't gotten 'the talk' lol

[@annarenevictor9981]

Love this! Can see why you're an educator. Your students are very fortunate. 😊

[@gwuhwhuh6248]

You’re a fantastic and enthusiastic guy, you remind me of one of my favorite math teachers, just for my favorite subject instead, biology. I hope you keep getting more popular, good luck.

[@ClintsReptiles]

Thank you for the feedback and the kind wishes! This is cool stuff to learn, I hope that comes across :)

[@CoMtLion]

If I ever find myself teaching genetics I'm going to suggest this video as a study aid to my students! Thank you so much for making this.

[@breebree218]

I am SO excited for this!!! I love learning things from you. More education videos please!

[@ClintsReptiles]

Thank you so much! We will keep em coming. Any topics you would like to see?

[@breebree218]

Clint's Reptiles id love to see videos about your work as a biologist actually! I was looking into becoming a zoologist and I'd like to know what you do as a biologist. That'd be a really cool video

[@ClintsReptiles]

That is a really cool idea! I had never thought of that. Any other gems you have locked away like that??

[@breebree218]

Clint's Reptiles Yeah I also think you could make a video all about the different diets of different popular reptiles, kinda make it a series. I'm sure as a biologist and reptile enthusiast you've learned a lot of the years about the best foods to feed reptiles and it'd be super helpful to new reptile owners who start to feel overwhelmed with all the information on the internet. Especially with blue tongue skinks! A lot of contradicting opinions. Just a thought!

[@ClintsReptiles]

Awesome stuff! Keep em coming if you have more ideas :)

[@sertank735]

Diploid and haploid were new to me. Thanks as always Clint. Hope to see you at a show someday.

[@chelseaditchfield2833]

As a 22 year old, who studied biology, I love this video

[@indredcold3191]

Professor, I wish you had been my instructor at. OSU. YOU HAVE AN AMAZING WAYS TO TEACH. YOU'RE INSPIRING ME TO GET BACK TO CLASS.

[@katarinaborghoff4768]

You are I think one of the best human beings on the planet, seriously.

[@jacksonadkins8228]

I love how you explain it! By far my favorite youtuber because you show how much of a passion you have.

[@jonflannery8984]

Loving the last 1 minute especially the behind the scenes on your transitions. Awesome content so far best I’ve found on KZbin concerning BP genetics for absolute certainty.

[@KiraLullabyCx]

we're learning about this in my biology class & at first i found you because of your top 5 reptiles videos! you're helping me a lot thank you very much!

[@ClintsReptiles]

You're very welcome! I hope they are helpful for you :)

[@DizzleMCSTANG88]

I was worried these would be to complicated but they were awesome! Please do more videos on stuff like this, you are a great teacher!

[@herothehedgefox]

Love him or hate him, Clint's spitting straight FACTS

[@alexslomin]

I only recognized 5 of those words in the beginning, but you explained the rest and the five I knew so well!! This stuff truly is fascinating!!

[@andrelinoge6810]

Clint you're an amazing person. My family and I love your channel. I cannot wait to meet you. I am definitely going to get you on my future blog. Just a thing I learn in a course at college, set your read cards beside the camera. You understand what I'm talking about 😂. I am so blessed to have found your channel. Thanks for all the knowledge you share with everyone!

[@Skittenmeow]

Clint these videos are SO underrated!! It's late here so will watch properly tomorrow, but I have to tell you how glad I am that this exists. I love genetics, but I slip into oversplaining (which likely means my understanding is not as great as I'd like to think!)

[@natalieharris7296]

A zygote is heterozygous when it contains two different alleles for the same gene. For example: my husband has blue eyes and I have brown. Our children would be heterozygous for brown and blue eyes, because we gave them an allele for two different color genes. If we both had the same color of eyes our children would be homozygous for whichever color. I have a pretty solid understanding of genetics and how they work from practical application over the years, but I am absolutely loving this series already! I feel it's giving me a better grasp of the terminology, since that's where I tend to struggle.

[@ealmeyda11]

I love your enthusiasm! I wish I could subscribe 1000 times

[@SarielSnowings]

I'm rewatching this now (trying to find some info on Paradoxes because I just learned about bilateral gynandromorphs) and I'd forgotten HOW AMAZINGLY WELL EXPLAINED this is

[@zeryfcollection]

I already know a lot about breeding genetics but I wouldnt miss these videos for the world

[@luismalveiro8136]

please put blooper at the end of every video. it was so fun. PS: I love genetics :), was my fav part of biology in school, and you're a great teacher

[@ClintsReptiles]

Thank you so much! We have bloopers at the end of most of our videos. Now you have to watch them all again :)

[@zelgkopitar8799]

This is like late h.s./early college stuff packaged so simply and explained in a way a 5 year old would understand. Thats EXACTLY what I need! Me: "Now just hold up a minute here....explain it again, only this time, pretend that I'm 5 years old." Clint: "Stick around! You're in the right place!"

[@erinevelyn4022]

Greetings from Flint, Michigan! Your educational demonstration (and use of legos, instructions, books and anthology of books) is brilliant! You made the subject interesting and I can't wait to see the next video in the series! Keep up the great work. Best regards.

[@rayneingdown]

Three years later of finding this, but frick man, you're making me excited about genetics again. I don't have any more bio classes to take, but I'm gonna earmark this series for people I know that could use the help with genetics terms. You do an excellent job explaining and making it interesting to listen to! I may be an English major, but I *love* biology and especially genetics. I just couldn't make a career out of it, but maybe I could if I became a breeder, hmmm.

[@brandonmckenzie8445]

Youre a great teacher you make learning biology fun to learn

[@ClintsReptiles]

Thank you! It is such cool stuff, it is a shame that sometimes all the fun is lost. Were you able to answer the question at the end?

[@brandonmckenzie8445]

Clint's Reptiles not quite yet still buzzing over it.

[@ClintsReptiles]

That's just fine. Feel free to ask questions, we're all glad to help. It is super hard to grasp this stuff if you don't take the time to buzz it over :)

[@brandonmckenzie8445]

Clint's Reptiles perhaps it has something to do with having the same gene in multiple chromosomes?

[@ClintsReptiles]

You're getting close. What does heterozygous mean? If you're having trouble, rewatch the video. You've got this!

[@aidanvoon7975]

Great video Clint I am currently doing my degree in biology and majoring in genetics. I hope you'll go into depth in the later episodes.

[@ClintsReptiles]

You better believe we will! Thank you for the awesome feedback. I hope you keep an eye on the comments sections for these videos; a lot of viewers will probably benefit greatly from your help!

[@aidanvoon7975]

Clint's Reptiles alrighty....i am very keen to see more of these videos in the future... thank you for making such great n educational videos

[@Christywoowoo]

This is such a great idea! I breed leopard geckos and find their genetics incredibly fun and simple. It makes me happy for more people to learn about genetics, and to maybe learn something I didn't know myself as you make these. ^^ I may be biased but leopard geckos (and ball Pythons of course) would be great to show as examples since they have simple dominant/recessive traits, codominant traits, line-bred traits. I can't think of one with incomplete dominance right now though.

[@ClintsReptiles]

You are going to love these videos! Would you mind keeping an eye on the comments to help people with their questions? I will tell you that something you just said reflects that you have been taught something incorrect, and that it will be fixed in our next video! Something for everyone :)

[@sarahjean3392]

Y'all are awesome!!! Love your energy and presentation of the education :) Sarah from Ontario, Canada.

[@ClintsReptiles]

Thank you so much, Sarah!

[@robintarket6844]

This is actually a really good study guide kind of for my AP Biology final, thanks!

[@deeross9720]

Thanks!

[@harley6793]

I wanna breed snakes when I’m older because I haven’t seen any really good snake breeders in my state and this is such an amazing place to start figuring it out, so thank you so much for the video

[@davidsimon3986]

Thank you for such wonderful videos! You are so inspiring and are amazing for the reptile community! Thank you for everything you do!

[@kuyajochi]

Learning about reptiles and being taught by my favourite professor? Sounds too good to be true.

[@davidls187]

This is incredible. Your channel is a goldmine

[@studentofkhan]

I've been trying g so hard to grind out what "Het" means. Thank you very much for your very informative videos!

[@jonflannery8984]

Hot Dogs, Legos, And Snake Genetics. Way to hit all my trigger words Clint. Can’t wait and almost hope I missed them. Love some new content.

[@forrestgump8717]

From both parents you get an allele say for your height gene so you sort of mix them both and that creates a small part of you. I hope I get this right. And oh do I love this channel. Congrats on 4.5k you were like 3k last week. (and that's a good thing).

[@ClintsReptiles]

Thank you, we are really happy to be growing so fast! Your answer seems pretty close. You definitely know where your alleles come from. What does it mean that you are heterozygous?

[@hsdgfasdg5646]

Mine Corp. Wow he's at 6k now!

[@xandrethejackofalltrades8633]

Love your creative way of explaining and the positive attitude keep it up!

[@titildelabretone]

(1:43) As a biologist too i'm supposed to already know all those words, but i will be happy to learn new informations !

[@astrothebeardeddragon959]

great video! when you say that a zygote is heterozygous for a gene that means its 2 different Allele that come from each parent

[@ClintsReptiles]

Awesome!

[@meadowfrance]

Clint's enthusiastic expressions crack me up! 😂 Love your videos.

[@CompanionBeans]

I absolutely cannot believe you successfully explained this to me. Wow.

[@kiarakeeper2154]

On like my tenth of your videos today. I knew u reminded me of someone and I couldn't figure out who until this video... your style and excitement in teaching reminds me of Bill Nye the since guy

[@ClintsReptiles]

I can live like that! I'm so glad you are enjoying our videos.

[@kiarakeeper2154]

Clint's Reptiles I very much enjoy them. Shared this playlist with my friends and family on facebook. Your very informative. Just hope the fourth episode comes out soon. I'm looking onto breeding my crested geckos starting next year and was wondering if u know of a list of the alleles for them anywhere on the internet. If not that's cool. I'll do some more digging

[@ClintsReptiles]

Crested geckos are very fun to breed, but most of the traits you see are line bred. There are very few simple genetic morphs. I have seen axanthic, and Lilly White. Those are the only two I am aware of.

[@kiarakeeper2154]

Clint's Reptiles thanks for that information. I'm lost at what it means.. only ever had high school biology.. And only once class as I was excused from the rest of them haha. So this video series was very helpful to me... But now your throwing a whole new set of information at me 🤣.

[@phillipsorensen6019]

You used to be my old UVU professors! My classes love you! Frankie says hi as well!

[@mariahsart]

This is AMAZING! Thank you! ❤ ❤ ❤ I cant wait to take this course Mr.Clint

[@SendItKelly]

So now to choose between the Wrangler's and Levi's. Thanks for such a great explanation. 🙂 Still doing my research on what I really want to get! 🙏🏻

[@lynx2cross]

Wish you were my biology teacher in high school it would have been a fun class I think.

[@ClintsReptiles]

Biology is awesome, and learning about biology should be as well. It is a shame that the fun is so often pulled out of it.

[@allenjones1947]

A zygote is heterozygous meaning carrying both the recessive and dominant allele, it got this way from having parents that were heterozygous or one parent have herozygous alle frequencies or homozygous dominant allele frequencies and the other be either heterozygous or homozygous recessive. To think it all started with some pea plants :)

[@ClintsReptiles]

That's great! You're getting a bit ahead of us with all this dominant recessive business, but I think you've got it so far :)

[@allenjones1947]

Clint's Reptiles I'm in highschool but I'm already a breeder, I've been breeding cichlids mostly for a long time, right now I have a Chocolate convict male and a 1 gene marbled female het for blue with a batch of fry right now :) so I love this! You have such a positive energy your most DEFIANATLY my favorite channel!

[@ClintsReptiles]

That makes my day! Thank you so much. You're going to love these videos. Also, could you keep an eye on the comments for me? You will be able to help a lot of people with their questions.

[@allenjones1947]

Clint's Reptiles yup. For sure :) I'll check in daily!

[@ClintsReptiles]

Thank you so much!

[@hollyhilder1334]

Well I was just transported back 10 years to my ALevel Biology classes at college. It's a shame my tutor wasn't as enthusiastic as you are, it would have made retaining information a lot easier and quicker!!

[@dmythica]

This series is amazing!! Thanks so much!

[@Degenerate_Ape92]

You're a fantastic educator!!

[@guyotbegin-benoit2584]

I would really love to see a video about your thoughts on the spider gene. Since you're a biologist, it would be very interesting to have a scientific perspective on this topic. Your videos are amazing. Cheers

[@theantfishandreptileguy2180]

Great videos awesome quality 😃

[@ClintsReptiles]

Thank you so much! I hope they are helping :)

[@kylerodenberg4089]

Hey Clint Thanks for the Genetics refresher.

[@ClintsReptiles]

You're welcome! I hope it helped.

[@Peartrees2023]

Very helpful so far looking forward to the rest of the info

[@Blackwolfstark]

This was a good refresher since I’m in AP Bio. Clint should teach an online college class I’ll enroll😂

[@channeldead6340]

4k subscribers congratulations

[@ClintsReptiles]

Thank you so much! Little by little we just keep climbing :)

[@adamwilson7057]

Please could you answer my question (its ok if u dont as well) but u seem to k what ur on about

[@SoRaTheSaiyan]

Clint Nye the Snake Science Guy. Love your passion and knowledge. Thank you. Much love. 🧙‍♂️✌

[@lilfoot63728]

If I had you as my science/ bio teacher back then everything would be different

[@pebbletongue5519]

Please add more to this series!!😭😭

[@terramia.]

i think you explained it really great!!! Especially for the ones who dont know too much about genetics. I study biology and would love to breed ball pythons one day😍

[@camilledelapena8404]

You have a gift, sir, you could make anything sound exciting. Thanks for this :-)

[@ClintsReptiles]

I don't have a gift, these things are exciting. Taking something this cool and making it sound boring is a gift :)