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Averan: /* Mutation Inheritance */

2026-01-14T20:51:07Z

‎Mutation Inheritance

Tailz: /* Mutation Inheritance */

2022-05-26T22:03:04Z

‎Mutation Inheritance

Tailz at 19:43, 19 September 2021

2021-09-19T19:43:19Z

Tailz: /* Colors */

2017-10-21T16:44:27Z

‎Colors

Tailz: Restructured for new breeding script

2017-07-20T22:33:50Z

Restructured for new breeding script

Synestra: /* Love Pear or Ancient Love Pear? */

2017-07-20T16:21:48Z

‎Love Pear or Ancient Love Pear?

Synestra: /* Love Pear or Ancient Love Pear? */

2017-07-20T16:20:51Z

‎Love Pear or Ancient Love Pear?

Schwarzwald at 12:02, 14 December 2014

2014-12-14T12:02:25Z

KitNRaines: /* Pup Predicting */

2014-04-12T03:46:41Z

‎Pup Predicting

Lammy at 03:45, 5 April 2014

2014-04-05T03:45:25Z

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 ==Mutation Inheritance==
-Mutations are inherited according to this chart (does not factor in MU):
+Mutations can either SHOW (be visible), be CARRIED (not visible on the waja, but the mutation has a small chance of being passed to the waja's pups), or not appear at all.
 SHOW x SHOW: 100% of pups SHOW the mutation
-SHOW x NO: 50% CARRY, 50% NO
+MU%, SHOW x NO: 25% of pups SHOW
-CARRY x CARRY: 50% CARRY, 25% SHOW, 25% NO
+MU%, SHOW x NO: 50% SHOW
 CARRY x NO: 50% CARRY, 50% NO
 Show means the waja has the mutation and it is visible.  Carry means the mutation is not visible in the waja, but there is still a small chance of the mutation being passed to the waja's pups.  No means that waja neither shows nor carries the mutation.
-Show x None w/100MU = ~50% chance of visible mutation
+Items marked with an asterisk * are based on older estimates, and would benefit from further testing. Please contact a wiki editor if you have more data!
 ==Mutated Markings and Mutations==

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 SHOW x CARRY: 50% of pups SHOW, 50% CARRY
-SHOW x NO: 100% of pups CARRY
+SHOW x NO: 50% CARRY, 50% NO
 CARRY x CARRY: 50% CARRY, 25% SHOW, 25% NO
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 Show means the waja has the mutation and it is visible.  Carry means the mutation is not visible in the waja, but there is still a small chance of the mutation being passed to the waja's pups.  No means that waja neither shows nor carries the mutation.
-[[Mutation Gene]], or MU percentage also affects how mutations are inherited. The exact formula isn't well understood, though higher MU results in higher chances of a mutation in the parent showing or carrying.  It is also widely believed that you must raise the MU of both parents (even if the other parent doesn't show or carry any mutations) in order to get the best chance of getting pups to show the mutation.
+[[Mutation Gene]], or MU percentage also affects how mutations are inherited. The exact formula isn't well understood, and it is frequently debated about whether it actually works in a predictable way at all. It is thought that higher MU results in higher chances of a mutation in the parent showing or carrying in pups.  It is also widely believed that you must raise the MU of both parents (even if the other parent doesn't show or carry any mutations) in order to get the best chance of getting pups to show the mutation.  Below is an '''approximate''' figure of MU as it effects a pair in which one parent has mutations visible and the other has none at all.
 ==Mutated Markings and Mutations==

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 [[Mutation Gene]], or MU percentage also affects how mutations are inherited. The exact formula isn't well understood, though higher MU results in higher chances of a mutation in the parent showing or carrying.  It is also widely believed that you must raise the MU of both parents (even if the other parent doesn't show or carry any mutations) in order to get the best chance of getting pups to show the mutation.
 =Colors=
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 Mutations work much the same way.  A mutation shared between the two wajas (whether in show or carry form) will show up in a color somewhere on the spectrum between the parents' colors.  A mutation not shared in any way will show up in roughly the same color as it is in the parent who has it (if it shows up at all; see the mutations section).
-==Color Mixing: The Science==
+==Non Vitamin Color Mixing: The Science==
 ''This article was originally written by Zita(#63153) [[https://www.wajas.com/communicate_topic.php?id=635399 in a sticky]] and with permission is being transposed onto the wiki''
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 ''Main article: [[Mutation Gene]]''
-[[MU]] = Mutation Gene. Mutation Gene, more commonly known as MU, is a stat that determines the likelihood of the waja's pups inheriting the [[mutations]] of the parents.
+[[MU]] = Mutation Gene. Mutation Gene, more commonly known as MU, is a stat that determines the likelihood of the waja's pups inheriting the [[mutations]] of the parents. On higher generation pups (pups born generation 4 or higher), this stat increases the likelihood of a mutated [[Marking]] or [[Mutation]] appearing though the occurrence is rare.
 MU can be viewed on the waja's page.  You can raise a waja's MU by feeding it [[Strange Pears]].

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 =Colors=
-Most colors on wajas behave the same as they would in mixing paint (Red x Blue = Purple, Red x Yellow = Orange, etc.).  However, because we are dealing with light rather than pigment, mixing yellow and blue does not make green.  Instead, this combination makes gray.  For a more in-depth explanation of how hex codes work, please see [[Hex Codes]].
+Most colors on wajas behave the same as they would in mixing paint (Red x Blue = Purple, Red x Yellow = Orange, etc.).  However, because we are dealing with light rather than pigment, mixing yellow and blue does not make green.  Instead, this combination makes gray.  For a more in-depth explanation of how hex codes work, please review the below section about color mixing.
 Color is a very important part of how a waja looks, so it's not enough to just ensure that you're breeding for strong markings; you need to also pay close attention to how two wajas' colors will blend.  A very useful tool in doing this is the [[Hex Codes#Color Mixer|Color Mixer]] found under help on the site.  Never assume that just because two wajas are pretty they will make pretty babies.  Make sure to take into account not only how the base colors will mix, but also how each individual marking's colors will mix.
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 Mutations work much the same way.  A mutation shared between the two wajas (whether in show or carry form) will show up in a color somewhere on the spectrum between the parents' colors.  A mutation not shared in any way will show up in roughly the same color as it is in the parent who has it (if it shows up at all; see the mutations section).
-====RAINBOW and CHROME Hexes: A special case====
+==Color Mixing: The Science==
 If a waja with a marking with "RAINBOW" in the hex code field is bred to another waja with the marking in a regular hex color, the pups will always inherit the marking in rainbow if an Ancient Love Pear was used.  However, if a regular Love Pear was used, there is a very small chance that the pup might inherit the exact hex of the non-rainbow parent.

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 ==Marking Inheritance==
 When two wajas are bred together, the markings they share will be passed on to their pup at a strength that is between the strength of the marking in the two parents.  Markings that are not shared between the two will be passed on at a low opacity, such as 20 or 30, or more rarely it won't be passed on at all.  Marking strength in the pup will never be inherited at a higher opacity than its parents possessed, so there is no way to breed two wajas with a marking at 50 and get a pup whose marking is higher than 50.
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 [[File:FadedMarkingsBreedingGuide.png]]
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 ==Mutation Inheritance==

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 ==Ancient Love Pears - The "Old" Script==
-Using an [[Ancient Love Pear]] to breed will generate pups using the "old" script.  This is the script that the site originally used and which always creates pups of the median color between the two parents' colors. So a black waja crossed with a white waja will always make roughly the same color grey pup with an Ancient Love Pear breeding.  The old script makes predicting how your pup will look very easy, but it also results in pups who all look more or less the same.
+Using an [[Ancient Love Pear]] to breed will generate pups using the "old" script.  This is the script that the site originally used and which always creates pups of the median color between the two parents' colors. So a red waja crossed with a blue waja will always make roughly the same color purple pup with an Ancient Love Pear breeding.  The old script makes predicting how your pup will look very easy, but it also results in pups who all look more or less the same.
 This image further illustrates:
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 ==Love Pears - The "New" Script==
-Using a [[Love Pear]] (sometimes called Regular Love Pear) to breed will generate pups using the "new" script.  This script was added somewhat recently and creates pups whose colors can be anywhere on the spectrum between the two parents' colors.  So a black waja crossed with a white waja can make a grey pup, or a white pup, or a black pup, or anywhere in between.  The new script makes predicting how your pup will look difficult, but it also results in far more unique looking pups.
+Using a [[Love Pear]] (sometimes called Regular Love Pear) to breed will generate pups using the "new" script.  This script was added somewhat recently and creates pups whose colors can be anywhere on the spectrum between the two parents' colors.  So a red waja crossed with a blue waja can make a purple pup, or a blue pup, or a red pup, or anywhere in between.  The new script makes predicting how your pup will look difficult, but it also results in far more unique looking pups.
 It is important to note that the base color, eye color, and the color of each marking and mutation are all determined independently of each other in any breeding.  This means that it is generally unwise to use a regular Love Pear when breeding wajas who have markings that need to match each other to look right.

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−	The basics of breeding are very simple. In order to breed you must have two adult wajas (20+ days old) of opposite gender (one male, one female) and either a [[Love Pear]] or [[Ancient Love Pear]], which will be consumed at the time of breeding. If the wajas you want to breed are the same gender, you can feed one a [[Gender Pear]] to instantly change its gender.	+	The basics of breeding are very simple. In order to breed you must have two adult wajas (20+ days old) of opposite [[Gender\|gender]] (one male, one female) and either a [[Love Pear]] or [[Ancient Love Pear]], which will be consumed at the time of breeding. If the wajas you want to breed are the same gender, you can feed one a [[Gender Pear]] to instantly change its gender.

	However, to breed nice looking, high quality wajas requires more thought. A lot of this will come with practice, and you will most likely make some mistakes while learning, but this guide is here to help you gain an understanding of breeding that should help you on your way to becoming an excellent breeder!		However, to breed nice looking, high quality wajas requires more thought. A lot of this will come with practice, and you will most likely make some mistakes while learning, but this guide is here to help you gain an understanding of breeding that should help you on your way to becoming an excellent breeder!

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 #Now we can start filling in opacities.  For any marking that they share, pick roughly the average of their opacities and enter it (keeping in mind that markings are inherited in increments of 10).  So if the mother had a marking at 100 and the father had the marking at 50, we're going to guess about 70.
 #For any marking they don't share, set the opacity at 10 or 20.  Remember that a marking cannot be inherited by a pup at a higher opacity than the parents had.  So if one parent has a marking at 10 and the other parent doesn't have it at all, you can guess that marking's opacity as being 10, but not 20.
-#Now, for base color, eye color, and each marking they share, enter their colors into the [[Hex Codes#Color Mixer|Color Mixer]].  Copy and paste the median color's code into the corresponding slot in the Custom Demo.
+#Now, for base color, eye color, misc color, and each marking they share, enter their colors into the [[Hex Codes#Color Mixer|Color Mixer]].  Copy and paste the median color's code into the corresponding slot in the Custom Demo.
 #If they both share a mutation, or if they both carry the mutation and you'd like to see how it might look if it shows up in the pups, do the same for the mutation.
 #If one waja shows/carries a mutation but the other does not, then if it shows up it will show up in the color of the parent who has it, just like unshared markings do.  However, it is unlikely it will show up unless the wajas have a high [[MU]]

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 You may be wondering what the difference between a [[Love Pear]] and an [[Ancient Love Pear]] is.  Both can be purchased from the [[Pear Shop]] or from user shops, and both enable wajas to breed, but the appearance of the resulting pups will be vastly different depending on which pear you used because the pears each breed the wajas using a different breeding script.  A breeding script is what the site uses to determine how the pups' colors will be generated during a breeding.  There are two breeding scripts on wajas, and which one the site uses is determined by which love pear the user selected at the time of breeding.  Ancient Love Pear (ALP) breedings use the "old" script.  Love Pear (LP) breedings use the "new" script.
-==Ancient Love Pears- The "Old" Script==
+==Ancient Love Pears - The "Old" Script==
 Using an [[Ancient Love Pear]] to breed will generate pups using the "old" script.  This is the script that the site originally  used and which always creates pups of the median color between the two parents' colors. So a red waja crossed with a blue waja will always make roughly the same color purple pup with an Ancient Love Pear breeding.  The old script makes predicting how your pup will look very easy, but it also results in pups who all look more or less the same.
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 <br>[[File:ALPBreedingsGuide.png]]
-==Love Pears- The "New" Script==
+==Love Pears - The "New" Script==
 Using a [[Love Pear]] (sometimes called Regular Love Pear) to breed will generate pups using the "new" script.  This script was added somewhat recently and creates pups whose colors can be anywhere on the spectrum between the two parents' colors.  So a red waja crossed with a blue waja can make a purple pup, or a blue pup, or a red pup, or anywhere in between.  The new script makes predicting how your pup will look difficult, but it also results in far more unique looking pups.