Are you sure about the bug-eyed thing?.....

Posted by chrish on August 09, 2002 at 12:59:34:

In Reply to: Re: Texas Rat Snakes posted by patricia sherman on August 09, 2002 at 03:51:01:

I have never heard that the bug-eyed condition is inherited as a simple mendelian recessive allele. It seems unlikely that would be true.

There is a strong correlation between bug-eyes and leucism in TX Rats. This could be linkage (both genes are one the same chromosome), but it seems more likely that the bulging of the eyes is a failure of some developmental pathway that is correlated with the failure that causes leucism.

Correct me if you know otherwise, but I doubt it is as simple as a recessive allele at the "eye position" locus.

Follow Ups:

• I'm no expert, but it seems to me ... patricia sherman 08/10/02 (3)
  • a few more notes... Dwight Good 08/10/02 (2)
    • Re: a few more notes... patricia sherman 08/10/02 (1)
      • Another thought ... patricia sherman 08/10/02 (0)
• Re: Are you sure about the bug-eyed thing?..... Dwight Good 08/09/02 (4)
  • Re: Are you sure about the bug-eyed thing?..... herpnbrau 08/10/02 (3)
    • Re: Are you sure about the bug-eyed thing?..... Dwight Good 08/10/02 (2)
      • Re: Are you sure about the bug-eyed thing?..... TravisG 08/10/02 (0)
      • Re: Are you sure about the bug-eyed thing?..... patricia sherman 08/10/02 (0)

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