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amazondoc
at Sat Sep 11 14:39:44 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by amazondoc ]
Well, of course you already know that you can see the same effect in corns. Coral snows, bubblegum snows, neon snows, champagne snows, and so on, all have a good deal of pinkish pigmentation despite being amel and anery. Is this pinkish hue truly erythrin? I dunno! There are currently two main genetic theories to explain these pink tones in corns -- first, that they are anery plus amel PLUS hypo, and second that they are anery plus amel PLUS a "strawberry" gene. But that doesn't really explain the chemistry involved...
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0.1 Peruvian rainbow boa (Amaru)
2.0 Brazilian rainbow boas (Arco, Olho)
1.3.1 Honduran milksnakes (Chicchan, Chanir, Chakar, Hari, Saksak)
1.0 Thayeri kingsnake (Coatl)
0.0.1 Mexican black kingsnake (Mora)
2.7 corns (Cetto, Tolosa, Uce, TBA)
1,000,000.1,000,000 other critters
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