Are there any similarities between the heterozygous Russo animals and the Mojaves? Belly, color, anything? I sure think the more similar looking ones (lesser, mojave, phantom, maybe even butter) are different mutations of the same gene. There is even a theory that the platy effect is caused by yet another mutation of that same gene that apparently has little or no effect by it's self so is quite different so I could still see the Russo line being yet another mutant variant (allele) of the same gene - especially if there are any similarities. But then again, the big test will be to raise these up and breed them and see if they can produce normal or leucistic with normals. Are either of them male?

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