I know Shannon saw the clutch (as well as Terry D--although if I recall correctly I thought Terry the one who told me it wasn't an extreme). Regardless, if both of Alvarez's breeders were extreme hypo (the best of the best), then all the offspring should be extreme hypo and best of the best. There really should have been a question if the hypo gene was involved. Now I know this is all speculative and that animals will not always be sharp even while displaying the same trait, but according to Jeff's theory, that entire clutch should be a knockout.



I'm agreeing with Shannon but I entertain all theories, especially if proof can accompany. It makes for good cooler talk with other science fools.



The tipping was more of a curiosity question since usually you see the opposite (vanishing). I would venture to say that if tipped ones are present (thanks Paul and Shannon) then that is more support to the extreme hypo (as we know it) theory. I bet the extreme hypo expression activates a stronger genetic signal for upregulation/downregulation of a pattern, which is why you get aberrant, vanishing or very clean hypos associated with extremes. The extreme ghost that Exposito and Falcon produced should be more aberrant and have little to zero tipping. If there is tipping, it should be olive like the triad olive.



Let the testing continue....

good discussions

mgl

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