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meretseger
at Wed May 21 20:00:46 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by meretseger ]
Please note the 'bug eye' deformity in Texas ratsnakes, which is 'linked' with the leucisitc gene.
On the other hand, bearded dragons have an extremely small gene pool but no bad mutations have sprung up.
So, I guess agreeing with the other post, inbreeding will bring any recessive genes to the forefront, but if the genes don't exsist in the first place, then nothing bad will happen.
Of course, we technically could count most color mutations such as albino as detrimental mutations, as they would affect the ability of snakes to survive in the wild.
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It does happen- - meretseger, Wed May 21 20:00:46 2003