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Fourty2Tribes
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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
Reminds me of that thread on Tigers
http://www.egyptsearch.com/forums/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=15;t=010718
Same gene
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Mindovermatter
Member # 22317
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that gene is an albinism candidate gene bro!
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Ish Gebor
Member # 18264
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Remarkable.
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Fourty2Tribes
Member # 21799
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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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