Post by Shawn(snakebite) on Mar 26, 2006 19:51:49 GMT -5
Hey!!! I got a good pik of my Cali Kings in action.The male is a coastal Cal and the female is an albino.The female is actually a T-positive.(not a good pik to really tell , I know)making her a nice lavender color.The male is het for albino so offspring of these two is 50% of them will be albino and the other 50% will look like the male but will be het for albino , meaning they will carry the recessive trait.
Tyrosinase is an enzyme required for synthesizing melanin(blacks and browns).
An albino that is t-positive is not able to synthesize melanin , but is capable of synthesizing tyrosinase, resulting in a lavender brownish color.
On the other end is the tyrosinase-negative which is an albino that has cells which lack tyrosinase, meaning it will be white with yellow or orange colors.(typical amel)
Tyrosinase is an enzyme required for synthesizing melanin(blacks and browns).
An albino that is t-positive is not able to synthesize melanin , but is capable of synthesizing tyrosinase, resulting in a lavender brownish color.
On the other end is the tyrosinase-negative which is an albino that has cells which lack tyrosinase, meaning it will be white with yellow or orange colors.(typical amel)
