Sparse dragon

What a Sparse dragon looks like

Sparse is an incomplete dominant pattern morph, graded Uncommon like one copy of every simple gene that shows with one.

Pattern genes each work one part of the markings, their layout, shape or amount, so Sparse mixes with the other pattern genes into a pattern of its own.

Nothing in the game today hides Sparse: a dragon with the gene always shows it.

How to breed a Sparse dragon

Sparse is incomplete dominant: one copy of the gene shows Sparse, and two copies show its super form, Patternless. A Sparse passes the gene to half its babies.

Because one copy and two look different, a dragon's look tells you what it carries: a Sparse has one copy, a Patternless two, and a Normal none. There are no hets to prove.

Pair two Sparse dragons and 25% of the eggs are Patternless; a Patternless paired with a Normal gives a Sparse in every egg. For the Punnett square behind these numbers, see how to read breeding odds.

Where to get a Sparse dragon

Sparse turns up in crate dragons. In the pool of genes every crate draws from, the Sparse gene comes up at a rate of 7%; the Iron Crate turns that up 2.3 times and the Lava Crate 4 times. How often a crate dragon shows any morph at all depends on the crate: 8% in the Wooden Crate, 35% in the Iron Crate and 70% in the Lava Crate.