Spark (EDNRB2-related) - Ball python

Spark is an incompletely dominant ball python (Python regius) morph within the Yellowbelly/Super Stripe complex. This DNA test detects the EDNRB2 candidate variant p.L152F, a variant strongly associated with the Spark phenotype. A wildtype animal does not carry this variant, a heterozygous animal carries one copy, and a homozygous animal carries two copies; in the hobby, the latter is commonly referred to as Super Spark. Because Spark can visually overlap with related alleles such as Yellow Belly, Specter, Gravel, and Asphalt, genetic confirmation is particularly useful for reliable identification, breeding selection, and targeted pairings, for example in Puma projects.