We're learning a bit of hybridizing stuff in another A/V forum I'm on... One of our mods, Jana posted "Dominant & Recessive Traits by Dr. J Smith" Check it out
(You'll have to join the forum to see it, I think--but our forum is free to join and a lotta fun!)

Paul,

You can also post your question on the African violet forum here on Garden Web.

There is usually someone knowledgeable, and it's free to look at and lurk.

Disregard that, I thought I was on the Maine forum.

Barbra

If you google jeff smith african violets, you'll come up with a number of links to AV genetic traits. I've linked a good one here. Dr. Jeff Smith writes an article for the AVSA magazine in reference to hybridizing AV's and talks about the genetics.

Hope this helps,
Elaine

Here is a link that might be useful: Jeff Smith Link

Thanks folks! Checked out the "Jeff Smith" link -- that was very cool! Just the type of stuff I was looking for. Some of the traits that turned out to be dominant or recessive rather suprised me -- I guess because of the only AV's I usually see. [For instance I don't commonly see the "Fantasy" types & so would have assumed that trait to be recessive]