Honestly I don’t agree with this. The gene is still inc-dom, we all still know it’s inc-dom, we’re not changing the classification overall, just how it’s labelled for sale. The people working with this gene the longest still cannot always tell if an animal carries the gene due to the varying expression of the “het” form even in otherwise wild-type specimens.
The difference here is that it doesn’t take a complex combo to mask Palmetto. The variance of expression of the gene itself and the way it develops does the masking. There are het Palmettos that still look like normal, wild-type corns for a year or more, because the colouration tends to develop as they age. I’m unsure as to why changing just the way these animals are listed undermines the purpose of the site. This change we’re asking for is not about ease, it’s about accuracy & giving buyers the most possible knowledge about the genes the animal carries. Just because it requires doing things differently doesn’t mean we’re changing the known facts of the gene itself.
If this is going to be a hard line issue, I do ask that we, at the very least, correct the naming then. There is no “Super Palmetto” and this is causing confusion in listings and sales. The super form is just called Palmetto, the het is Het Palmetto. I don’t think MorphMarket, even for accuracy, should be changing the hobby agreed naming just so it fits better in classification. If BPs can have Het Red Axanthic and Het Daddy, then corns can have Het Palmetto with the super as Palmetto.