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tspuckler
at Thu Dec 2 11:21:04 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by tspuckler ]
Yeah, I agree with the idea that a light-colored, reduced black snake is often referred to as a "hypo" without ever determining if it's a simple recessive genetic trait or simply a light-colored normal. I don't think there's any way around that unless the terminology is changed to differentiate an inherited recessive gene vs. a light-colored individual.
I also think vjl4's idea of "ultra" or "super" hypo being the product of epistasis (the hypo gene "unlocking the door" for further pigmentation differences to be expressed) has some merit. If "ultra" or "super" or "mega" hypos cannot be produced in the predictable "simple recessive" way that everyday hypos can and hypos are needed to make these morphs, the results of epistasis could very well be at work.
Tim
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- Hypomelanistic Hondurans - Recessive? - RG, Tue Nov 30 16:51:46 2010
- Interesting thoughts, Rusty - Sunherp, Tue Nov 30 18:30:23 2010
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- RE: Hypomelanistic Hondurans - Recessive? - terryd, Tue Nov 30 22:00:18 2010
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- RE: Hypomelanistic Hondurans - Recessive? - tspuckler, Wed Dec 1 13:14:35 2010

- RE: Hypomelanistic Hondurans - Recessive? - rtdunham, Wed Dec 1 18:30:00 2010
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