kankri":2uv7f2ks said:
claims to be the creator of the citrus morph
Actually, Terri IS the creator of the Citrus bloodline. People like to throw the citrus name onto any dragon that is yellow (sometimes, oranges and even reds), but that is incorrect. A citrus can ONLY come from Fire & Ice bloodlines.
That being said, I do agree with everything else said here, and I certainly would not give them my business, especially buying a dragon before it even hatches.
I should also point out that names and color descriptions (Citrus, Sandfire, Snow/Ice, etc.) are not morphs. These are simply bloodlines and color descriptions created by breeders. Citrus and Ice are specific bloodlines created by Fire & Ice. Sandfires were created by Sandfire Dragon Ranch. And these only describe the color variation and where they came from.
The word Morph is short for Polymorphism, and describes a trait with two or more clearly different phenotypes (visual mutations), that are determined by the genotype (the alleles or gene that it carries). Traits like Hypo, Trans, and Silkback are examples of morphs. A good rule of thumb (for recessive and co-dominant morphs, not dominant like Dunners) is to think of whether or not something can be heterozygous (het) for the trait. You can be het for hypo, or het for trans, so those are morphs. You cannot be het for citrus or het for sandfire, so those are not morphs.
This is important to know, because if you plan on buying from a breeder, and they do not understand this basic principle of genetics, and are calling color variations morphs, you should not give them your business, and look elsewhere for a better breeder.