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Snake Color Mutations


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Snake Color Mutations. For lizards and snakes, the color of a given patch of skin is determined not only by the static structural combination of pigment cells. Over the last 15 years or so the practice of breeding snakes exhibiting various mutations of color or pattern has gained wide popularity.

The Corn Snake Pantherophis Guttatus With Prey On A Green Background. A
The Corn Snake Pantherophis Guttatus With Prey On A Green Background. A from cartoondealer.com

Variation in color patterns can result from genetic mutations. For lizards and snakes, the color of a given patch of skin is determined not only by the static structural combination of pigment cells. Over the last 15 years or so the practice of breeding snakes exhibiting various mutations of color or pattern has gained wide popularity.

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The Corn Snake Pantherophis Guttatus With Prey On A Green Background. A

Using genome mapping, we discover a disruptive mutation in the coding region of the premelanosome protein (pmel) gene. Over the last 15 years or so the practice of breeding snakes exhibiting various mutations of color or pattern has gained wide popularity. Using genome mapping, we discover a disruptive mutation in the coding region of the premelanosome protein (pmel) gene. Using genome mapping, we discover a disruptive mutation in the coding region of the premelanosome protein (pmel) gene.

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