Re: Riddle me this.What's 100% yellow & black and in my freezer?

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Posted by Walt Deptula on July 31, 2000 at 11:19:34:

In Reply to: Re: Riddle me this.What's 100% yellow & black and in my freezer? posted by Terry Cox on July 30, 2000 at 07:36:59:

: Curious, Walt. My Chinese dione produced a clutch last summer that had one go full term and end up dead in the egg. It was all yellow with two reddish-brown stripes all the way down. I was so upset I flushed it w/o taking a pic. Duhh! I wonder what's going on..and if there's some relation here. Terry.

That's interesting, Terry. Did the same pairing produce this season? Do/did any other neonates exhibit that coloration. Are your diones gold colored in their normal state? I am not certain that there exists any correlation betwen the two circumstances other than coincidence. In fact, I doubt it, but who knows. This particular mandarina was totally unique from her clutchmates in this regard. Right to the venter she was completely yellow. Two other hatchlings had a noticable yellow wash, but "normal" ground coloration was still apparent in these individuals. Needless to say, I'm excited about repeating this breeding next season. A completely yellow mandarina (aside from the normal black diamonds) would be a shocking animal, in part, because it differs so from the norm, but doesn't dilute the essence of the animal like a amelanistic mutation might. The contrast between black and yellow would be extreme. Hell, the dead, frozen baby is still shocking to examine. Furthermore, Terry, I would have absolutely no idea what trait could explain the total ground color makeover of this dead-in- egg mandarina. To my knowledge, none would.

Walt

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Central Chinese Dion's Rat "pic"...... Terry 08/01/00 (24)
- Re: Central Chinese Dion's Rat "pic"...... KJ 08/01/00 (23)
  - Re: Central Chinese Dion's Rat "pic"...... Walt Deptula 08/02/00 (20)
    - Re: Central Chinese Dion's Rat "pic"......One more thought Walt Deptula 08/02/00 (19)
      - Re: Central Chinese Dion's Rat KJ 08/02/00 (18)
        
        Re: Central Chinese Dion's Rat Walt Deptula 08/03/00 (17)
        
        Re: Central Chinese Dion's Rat KJ 08/04/00 (0)
        
        Re: Central Chinese Dion's Rat Patrick Alexander 08/04/00 (15)
        
        Re: Central Chinese Dion's Rat Walt Deptula 08/04/00 (14)
        
        Re: Central Chinese Dion's Rat Patrick Alexander 08/04/00 (3)
        
        Re: Central Chinese Dion's Rat Walt Deptula 08/04/00 (2)
        
        Re: Central Chinese Dion's Rat Patrick Alexander 08/04/00 (0)
        
        Re: Central Chinese Dion's Rat KJ 08/04/00 (0)
        
        Re: Central Chinese Dion's Rat Walt Deptula 08/04/00 (9)
        
        Re: Central Chinese Dion's Rat Patrick Alexander 08/04/00 (8)
        
        Re: Central Chinese Dion's Rat Walt Deptula 08/04/00 (7)
        
        Re: Central Chinese Dion's Rat Patrick Alexander 08/04/00 (6)
        
        Re: Central Chinese Dion's Rat..More evidence of albino frailty Walt Deptula 08/09/00 (5)
        
        Re: Central Chinese Dion's Rat..More evidence of albino frailty KJ 08/09/00 (4)
        
        Re: Central Chinese Dion's Rat..Say it ain't so, KJ,.. Walt Deptula 08/09/00 (3)
        
        Re: Central Chinese Dion's Rat..One More Thing.. Walt Deptula 08/09/00 (2)
        
        No, no, no. tsk, tsk, tsk. (I love the term "tsk.") KJ 08/10/00 (1)
        
        btw KJ 08/10/00 (0)
  - Re: Central Chinese Dion's Rat "pic"...... Terry Cox 08/01/00 (1)
    - Best of luck to both of y'all! n/p KJ 08/01/00 (0)
Is there a mutation going on? Terry 08/01/00 (2)
- Re: Is there a mutation going on? Walt Deptula 08/01/00 (1)
  - Re: Is there a mutation going on? Terry 08/01/00 (0)

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: : : Curious, Walt. My Chinese dione produced a clutch last summer that had one go full term and end up dead in the egg. It was all yellow with two reddish-brown stripes all the way down. I was so upset I flushed it w/o taking a pic. Duhh! I wonder what's going on..and if there's some relation here. Terry. : That's interesting, Terry. Did the same pairing produce this season? Do/did any other neonates exhibit that coloration. Are your diones gold colored in their normal state? I am not certain that there exists any correlation betwen the two circumstances other than coincidence. In fact, I doubt it, but who knows. This particular mandarina was totally unique from her clutchmates in this regard. Right to the venter she was completely yellow. Two other hatchlings had a noticable yellow wash, but "normal" ground coloration was still apparent in these individuals. Needless to say, I'm excited about repeating this breeding next season. A completely yellow mandarina (aside from the normal black diamonds) would be a shocking animal, in part, because it differs so from the norm, but doesn't dilute the essence of the animal like a amelanistic mutation might. The contrast between black and yellow would be extreme. Hell, the dead, frozen baby is still shocking to examine. Furthermore, Terry, I would have absolutely no idea what trait could explain the total ground color makeover of this dead-in- egg mandarina. To my knowledge, none would. : Walt

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