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White NaWT-Head deformities?

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Posted by: jgSAV at Tue Aug 8 07:53:11 2006  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by jgSAV ]  
   

Also, does this wood turtle have any deformities of the head of any kind? We have hypothesized that the gene that codes for color may be linked or at least located at or near the same locus of the chromosome to the gene that codes for proper head formation. We have seen dozens of Loggerhead Sea Turtle eggs that failed to hatch, white individuals who in turn have deformities of the head such as crossed-beaks, cyclops, two heads, etc. My white Diamondback that expired had some minor abnormalities on the head as well. It would be interesting to hear from others who have experience with white or aberrant individuals to help understand if these are possibly linked.



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JG

   

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