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melanism

blakemolone Aug 21, 2007 05:03 PM

is melanism in hognose snakes a gene? if so is it co dom and would the babies be black? sorry for all the questions

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FloridaHogs Aug 21, 2007 07:05 PM

If you are talking about eastern hoggies, no one rellay knows the answer to that question yet. The babies are not born black, but turn as they mature.
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PHWyvern Aug 22, 2007 08:24 PM

>>If you are talking about eastern hoggies, no one rellay knows the answer to that question yet. The babies are not born black, but turn as they mature.
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I think it would probably be correct to label them as hyper-melanistic since they gain excess melanin as they age. Much like what happens with black rat snakes and black racers.
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