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Yellow Base Crested Gecko
A Yellow Base crested gecko is a crested gecko whose ground color is a bright, saturated yellow.
Yellow base describes animals whose ground color is solidly yellow. One of the most common base colors. Strong yellow base animals display saturated, pure yellow rather than a muted or olive tone.
Traditionally lumped in with polygenic base color. Foundation Genetics models Yellow Base as a dominant, naturally hypo-melanistic base that serves as the substrate for combos like Cream and Buckskin. In practice both readings converge: yellow-based animals readily produce yellow-based offspring, and the depth of the yellow still responds to selective pairing.
Inheritance: Polygenic. Category: Base color. Rarity: common. Typical adult price: $80 to $200. Also called: Yellow.
Key features
- Bright, saturated yellow ground color
- Common and widely available
- Works as canvas for most pattern types
Frequently asked questions
What is a Yellow Base crested gecko?
A Yellow Base crested gecko is a crested gecko whose ground color is a bright, saturated yellow.
What does a Yellow Base crested gecko look like?
A typical Yellow Base crested gecko shows these features: bright, saturated yellow ground color; common and widely available; works as canvas for most pattern types.
How is Yellow Base inherited?
Yellow Base is classified as polygenic. Trait controlled by many genes working additively. Cannot be Punnett-squared. Improved through selective breeding over generations.
How much does a Yellow Base crested gecko cost?
A typical adult Yellow Base crested gecko sells for $80 to $200. Quality, sex, age and lineage move an individual animal within that range.
What other morphs combine with Yellow Base?
Yellow Base is often combined with Harlequin, Flame, Dalmatian and Pinstripe.
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