Combining information from two or more different posts here,I never made any mention of Nelsoni,(that was in Doug's first response,using the comparison as an example of why "Extremes" aren't T pos.albinos.) I wouldn't think they were the same "gene" anymore than I would think albino brooksi,and albino cal kings were the "same gene". They both exhibit a known phenotypical appearance,with a known,definable set of characteristics,but that would be where the similarity ends in my opinion.("same gene" would not apply to animals completely unrelated from separate subspecies.)from what I'm getting,they have a different affiliation with the amelanistic counterparts within their respective subspecies. From what I have gathered,the Nelsoni represent an unusual anomaly within an anomaly,(reading "Burnsy's post,seems very plausible,but I personally do not know that much about them.) just like "paradox albinos" represent a biochemical defect within a biochemical defect,(hence the "paradox".) the T pos. Nelsoni were produced along with the amelanistics,within the same clutch.(?) "Extreme Hypo" is a term made up by someone to differentiate these animals from hypomelanistic Honduran milks already available in the commercial market,it does nothing to describe the genetic mutation responsible for the phenotypical appearance,which has parallels in numerous other species,and a predictable mode of inheritance.(in other words,"a known genetic mutation".) we could all agree to call amelanistic albinos"über-duber-ultra hypos",I'm sure they would still sell well,but it wouldn't change what they actually were.(not EVERY morph that comes down the pike HAS to be a "hypo". *lol*) and, "yes" some of the other morphs you mentioned,are actually tyrosinase positive albinos,other examples that comes to mind are the "hypo" coastal plains milks, "Sentz hypo" pyros,"hypo" pueblans...(I'm sure I'll think of a few more as soon as I hit "post".)
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• t-positive / extreme hypo discussion - snakebuz, Tue Apr 24 15:09:07 2012
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• RE: t-positive / extreme hypo discussion - Rainshadow, Mon Apr 30 00:58:00 2012
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