Re: WS glades rat (pic)

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Posted by Tom Carpenter on August 24, 1999 at 07:45:40:

In Reply to: Re: WS glades rat (pic) posted by KJ on August 22, 1999 at 12:32:05:

: : With so many different snakes having proved that "white sided" is a simple recessive mutation

: My Grandma can cook, Kasi's grandma can cook, let's assume Dwight's grandma can cook, but does than mean that you grandma can cook just as good, TC?

There exists now and have been in the past several snakes from several genera that are fine examples of the trait now coined white-sided (remember the "partial leucistics"?). The point I was trying to make is that with so many snakes from so many differnt genera having demonstrated this trait, why would someone be so quick to insist that the white sided glades rat is not the very same thing when they have no evidence to the contrary. Which is the greater stroke of arrogance, to insist it is, or to insist it isn't when someone else claims it is? As for the analogous relationship between your granny and the argument over white sided glades, you picked a poor analogy. It's relevance is entirely lost on me.

: If looks proved everything, then south Texas emoryi would be a simple recessive aner and central LA corms could be a simple recessiver hypermelanistic corns. "As it was in the beginning, is, and forever shall be" is not only a misquote, but is not a fact in genetics.

Where in my post did I state that "it looks like it so it must be"? Where did I state that because other snakes looking like that were simple homozygous white sided animals that these indeed were based on that alone?

: However, if dg shows me a trait that has been proven to be simple recessive trait, I will believe him wholeheartedly.

: KJ

Kinda makes on wonder why you even posted then, to point out an mistake in my post that wasn't there?

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Re: WS glades rat (pic) KJ 8/24/99 (1)
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: : : With so many different snakes having proved that "white sided" is a simple recessive mutation : : My Grandma can cook, Kasi's grandma can cook, let's assume Dwight's grandma can cook, but does than mean that you grandma can cook just as good, TC? : There exists now and have been in the past several snakes from several genera that are fine examples of the trait now coined white-sided (remember the "partial leucistics"?). The point I was trying to make is that with so many snakes from so many differnt genera having demonstrated this trait, why would someone be so quick to insist that the white sided glades rat is not the very same thing when they have no evidence to the contrary. Which is the greater stroke of arrogance, to insist it is, or to insist it isn't when someone else claims it is? As for the analogous relationship between your granny and the argument over white sided glades, you picked a poor analogy. It's relevance is entirely lost on me. : : If looks proved everything, then south Texas emoryi would be a simple recessive aner and central LA corms could be a simple recessiver hypermelanistic corns. "As it was in the beginning, is, and forever shall be" is not only a misquote, but is not a fact in genetics. : : Where in my post did I state that "it looks like it so it must be"? Where did I state that because other snakes looking like that were simple homozygous white sided animals that these indeed were based on that alone? : : : However, if dg shows me a trait that has been proven to be simple recessive trait, I will believe him wholeheartedly. : : KJ : : Kinda makes on wonder why you even posted then, to point out an mistake in my post that wasn't there?

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