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jlassiter
at Fri Oct 3 12:21:08 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by jlassiter ]
>>John this is just anidotal "evidence" but I would think that if the melanistic line was a simple recessive we'd already have homozigus lines becasue black thayeri ALWAYS sold well!
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>>Also you can't tell me that during the last 40 years no one can or will verifiy that they or somebody they knew bred melanistic to melanistic and produce 100% melanistics if the trait were recessive. Again this is antidotal and doesn't prove anything but I'll be highly surprised if the trait turns out to be recessive.
I agree Tony, but Steve Osborne did it back in 1983 (25 years ago)...Damn I'm getting old....LOL
And...After this thread started I discovered of a couple more people who has, but all evidence leans towards the trait being Polymorphic as Chris Harper explained in another post. In my honest opinion...."The melanistic trait is hard to pin down..."
Thanks for the post Tony...It made me lean more to the fact that the trait is not recessive.....
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John Lassiter
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RE: Melanistic thayeri question.... - jlassiter, Fri Oct 3 12:21:08 2008