Who gave the name albino morph to the lizards and why did they?
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Albino Morph
Chara
Feb 05, 2004 05:22 PM
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GaboonKeeper
Feb 05, 2004 05:29 PM
The albino morph is called so because of the gene that causes a lack of dark pigmentation......
StinaUIUC
Feb 05, 2004 06:21 PM
I don't know where the term albinism comes from originally...but albinism is a recessive gene in which a defective protein is created and no melanin is produced by the body...i.e. no black pigmentation in produced. Albinism can occur in any species of animal (I believe...I know there are many species it doesn't occur in...but since it happens in so many, it is almost surely a fairly common mutation and could happen in just about any species). The fact that there are different strains suggests that multiple either multiple proteins are needed to produce melanin, or that there are several loci on chromosomes that can affect the protein that is needed to produce melanin. I could be off base here...this is just me thinking out loud...lol...anyone else have any thoughts?
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Christina
0.3.1 leos (soon to be 1.3.1!)
-0.1 tangerine het rainwater albino w/jungle background (Blinkers)
-0.2 jungles (Vahz & Skissor)
-0.0.1 albino (supposed Tremper)(Spitfire)
-soon to be 1.0 tangerine rainwater albino
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