Dorby,
I think you misunderstood the point I was making. Can you please go back and reread my other post.

The gene in question shows many different color variations similar to what you have just described. Some are very dark and others are very light. The best way to describe how this simple recessive gene works is to simply say that it can come in many different levels of light pigmentation or dark pigmentation. The pattern can range from banded, stripped, speckled, blotched or any combo of those variations.

Also I would like to add that the gene that causes the aberrancy is only found in the San Joaquin Valley. Not everyone of the king we find show the aberrancy only a very small amount of them do.

Both of these animals were produced by the same simple recessive gene.
As you can see one is darker than the other. But the same mutation caused them to express these colors and patterns.






Again, all I am saying is that to define that one particular gene mutation that produces this simple recessive aberrant animal as hypermelanistic because SOME can be dark is incorrect.


Thanks!!

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• Rarest Cal King - trivirgata, Mon Aug 15 10:44:16 2011
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• So what exactly... - a153fish, Tue Aug 16 10:23:15 2011
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• So now we have........ - Kerby..., Tue Aug 16 12:33:37 2011
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• Need clarification........ - Kerby..., Tue Aug 16 15:11:09 2011
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• There ya go...... - Kerby..., Wed Aug 17 01:59:28 2011
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• That's what I said........... - Kerby..., Tue Aug 16 19:39:07 2011
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• We have a winner. - Bluerosy, Tue Aug 16 17:44:52 2011
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