Drigus Genetics

Drigus genetics are not what I'd call an exact science. I haven't learned nearly all there is to know about them yet. Here is what I do know.

For each Drigetti trait, a drigus inherites two genes, one from the father, and one from the mother. Most drigetti traits have three different manifestations, the dragonish, the horsei-sh, and the tigerish. Some have a third mixed manifestation. For each trait, a particular manifestation can be dominate, recessive, superdominate, or super-recessive. A superdominate gene will hide anything. A dominate gene will hide any type of recessive gene. A recessive gene will hide a super-recessive gene, and a super-recessive gene is only manifested if the drigus inherites two of them.

Here is a list of drigetti traits and the status of their different manifestations. "D" is for dragon, "h" for horse, and "t" is for tiger, and "m" is for mix. Capital letters stand for dominant traits, and lower-case are for recessives. A letter with a "*" by it indicates a "super."

Body:
superdominate: H*
dominate: T
recessive: d

Head:
dominate: D
recessive: t

Feet:
superdominante: D*
dominante:T
recessive: h

Tail:
superdominate: D*
dominate: H
recessive: m
super-recessive: t*

Ears:
superdominate: T*
dominate: H
recessive: d

Color:
dominate: Orange
recessive: white

Please note: In the past, there were also two more sets of genes, for Spines and Whiskers.

Spines:
dominate: Yes
recessive: no

Whiskers:
dominate: No
recessive: yes

I am not currently including these genes, though I may reinstate them at some point in the future.

So, when a baby drigus is made, it is randomly choosen which genes it will inherite from each parent: just like in the real world! Of course, I get to take some artist's licence. ;)