Baby shell patterns

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Sorry if this has been asked before, but does anyone know if baby snails often end up looking like their parents? I know there are sometimes factors that may change a snails appearance like with offspring of anything really, but if I have multiple snails can I take a good guess that the baby came from the adult it looks like?

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Shell patterns are genetically determined, so there should be similarities to their parents. You probably will be able to make a good guess most of the time.