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Lavendar Bars on his head!!

alphadragon May 21, 2008 02:52 AM

The Dragon on the right hatched out with a crazy amount of lavendar barrring. As you can see he even has it on his head. When he blackens his beard two thirds of his head turns black as well as the stripe behind his eye. He is a Citrus Trans crossed to a Red Hypo Het.

Thanks,

Randy

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Replies (6)

RMCADguy May 21, 2008 12:30 PM

Very neat. Do you think it is related to the trans gene?

Phil

alphadragon May 21, 2008 04:01 PM

Hello Phil,

Very Good question. The Trans gene can do some crazy things to dragons. I really don't know why this dragon has barring on its head. My feeling is that when this dragon was a blastula and its cells were differentiating some how the message to turn on or off a particular set of Black chromophores in the head region didn't go right. Thus resulting in a dragon with funky lavendar bars on its head.

Thanks,

Randy

>>Very neat. Do you think it is related to the trans gene?
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>>Phil
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dragonlove_nl May 22, 2008 10:37 AM

That look weird but beatifull when his head turning black with his beard try to make a picture :D i want to see that.

alphadragon May 22, 2008 08:14 PM

I will definitely do that.

Thanks,

Randy

>>That look weird but beatifull when his head turning black with his beard try to make a picture :D i want to see that.
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sfv818 May 22, 2008 08:21 PM

this guy cold be the start for purple faced trans.
looks good

jeff hunter

alphadragon May 22, 2008 08:49 PM

That would be nice.
Thanks,

Randy
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