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In 2005, the BGSU Herpetarium discovered a phenotypic variation in corn snakes (Pantherophis guttatus guttatus) called odd. Studies have found that this trait is autosomal recessive and affects both color and pattern; however, anecdotal evidence indicated that odd corn snakes did not reproduce as well and died more frequently than non-odd corn snakes. Fertility and mortality rates were measured in...