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"T Positive" is short for Tyrosinase Positive Albino...

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Posted by: foxturtle at Mon Oct 24 17:22:26 2005  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by foxturtle ]  
   

All normal boas are Tyrosinase Positive. Tyrosinase is an enzyme that produces melanin, and other darker pigments. In "T Albinos" the black areas are typical purplish/brownish, or lavender. I assume this is because the melanin(black) got knocked out, but other pigments produced by tyrosinase still remain. In the T- albinos the black areas are typically white. T albinos are sometimes referred to as lavender, or lavender albino, but this varies from species to species.


   

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