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Forty2Tribes
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And different forms of a third gene, named Slc45a2, make the pigeons' colors either intense or washed out.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2014-02-birds-major-genes-feather-hue.html#jCp

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Reminds me of that thread on Tigers
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http://www.egyptsearch.com/forums/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=15;t=010718

Same gene
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that gene is an albinism candidate gene bro!
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Remarkable.
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quote:
Originally posted by Mindovermatter:
that gene is an albinism candidate gene bro!
It's not a candidate it's a hall of famer.

Bleaching scales, feathers, fur and skin for millions of years.
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