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NORMAL ALBINO, OR ONE OF THE 3 DIFFERENT TYPES? WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? (pic)

bmills Jun 01, 2003 08:55 AM

Here she is...I'm just a little confused on the different types of albinos.

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Josh06 Jun 01, 2003 09:16 AM

She looks like a Tremper Albino. There are 3 different strains of albino, Tremper, Rainwater and Bell. They were all discovered by different people, Tremper by Ron Tremper, Rainwater by Tim Rainwater, and Bell by Mark Bell. Not sure how they are exactly different genetically, but they are. It has something to do with chromosomes, I think. Anyways, they arent compatible with eachother, so if you breed one strain to another strains, you will get normal offspring that are het. for the two different strains.
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bmills Jun 01, 2003 02:31 PM

I appreciate your time and help...thanks.

Starling Jun 01, 2003 05:39 PM

She is probably a tremper but the only way to know for sure is breed her to another tremper and see if babies are albino. If not, she's a Vegas or a Bell.

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