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Paul Hollander
at Wed Oct 3 13:43:03 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Paul Hollander ]
>it is confusing how the traits/genetics are so different, and yet similar, amongst the varying species.
Yes. People look at a mutant trait in one species and apply the same name to a similar trait in both the same and other species. Look at all the "tyrosinase positive albinos" in boa constrictors. It would be easier if each mutant had a unique name, at least within a species. That is one of the reasons I prefer "salmon" to "hypo" for the boa constrictor mutant.
Paul Hollander
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