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The 3 main pigments in a corn snake are Melanin (black pigment), Erythrin (red pigment), and Xanthin (yellow pigment). Am I correct? If this is true, and Amelanistic is a lack of black pigment and anerythristic is a lack of red pigment, then Axanthic should be the lack of yellow pigment, correct? Is there such a thing as an Axanthic corn snake? Just a thought. Replies appreciated.
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***** Brandon *****
0.0.1 White's Tree Frog
1.0 Creamsicle Cornsnake
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Charcoal was mistakenly identified as Axanthic, but then specimins started cropping up with yellow on them. Some even have considerable amounts of yellow on them.
As of yet, there is no gene for axanthism, though some individual specimins may be axanthic (lacking yellow).
-Kat
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"Mice. And rats. If that bothers you, I can call them 'cows' instead."
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