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at Fri Sep 28 09:49:07 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by boaphile ]
My head hurts.
My brain works slower than it once did as is possibly obvious. I think of my brain a little like the tortoise vs. the hare. It's slow but it keeps on evaluating. Once settled I think I have a good way of putting the complex into more simple layman like terms. I guess I do that because it helps me understand it better myself.
I think I did know this once but somehow lost a clear understanding of it recently for some reason. I hope I have this correct now and can keep it straight in the future. So I'll put this into "simple" terms so I can understand and explain this in the future. The alteration of the production of melanin is caused by some other unknown genetic anomaly and not Tyrosinase. The presence of Tyrosinase is required in order to produce melanin. In the case of T-Positive "Albinos" or whatever we call them, the normal production of melanin is interrupted or inhibited so that melanin levels are not "normal" any longer but Tyrosinase is present allowing for some level of melanin production. In these animals melanin production is reduced altering the appearance from the "wild type" or "normal" Boa. The cause of the altered appearance is not related to Tyrosinase at all. The production of any melanin is evidence that Tyrosinase is present, thus the term "T-Positive". The specific cause of the reduction of melanin production is not currently known for any type of Hypo, Albino or T-Positive Boa.
I stand corrected. Thanks for the positive feedback Mr. Rainshadow!
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You can teach an old dog new tricks! - boaphile, Fri Sep 28 09:49:07 2007
