A book of MISC. magic creatures from various sources and media. If you know a game or toy line that has not enough specific creatures for it's own book, tell me and I'll see if I can write about the creatures in this book!
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Genes
A gene is a hereditary trait that is passed from parent to offspring.
In Niche, there are 21 different types of genes, each of which affects a different part or ability of the Nicheling.
These types of genes are:
Ear, Horn, Eye, Nose, Body Type, Paws, Hind Legs, Tail, Albinism, Melanism, Fur Color, Eye Color, Horn Color, Pattern Color, Pattern, Pattern Shape, Pattern Density, Pattern Size, Blood Clotting, Fertility, and Immunity. However, males only have one copy of the blood clotting gene since it is an X-linked trait and males only have one X chromosome while females have two.
Each animal has two copies of every gene. They inherit one copy from their mother and one from their father. When they breed, each parent will randomly pass on one copy of each gene. If a gene is dominant, then only one copy is needed for it to be expressed. If it is recessive, then two copies are needed. In the case of co-dominance and incomplete dominance, both genes are expressed. Please note that if there are multiple variations of the same gene, some genes can be more dominant than others. For example, brown eyes are dominant to green eyes but recessive to black eyes. Therefore, a creature with genes for brown and green eyes will have brown eyes, but a creature with genes for brown and black eyes will have black eyes.
Genes and Gene Dominance
Albinism and Melanism
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A gene is a hereditary trait that is passed from parent to offspring.
Melanism in a Nicheling
