minineko
Achatina achatina
SNAILS
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Post by minineko on Sept 25, 2015 14:23:34 GMT
I think I've read that the color inheritance in Cepaea is random, and the offspring could be any color, but I know some areas where the snails are almost all one color morph... Maybe there is more to the color inheritance than once thought... Exactly - this way they can spread to many different environments, and it's guaranteed some amount of them will blend in nicely with the surroundings.
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mangoandlemon
Achatina tincta
Animals are not a choice for me. They are a lifestyle!
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Post by mangoandlemon on Sept 25, 2015 15:34:35 GMT
Even though I can't have ceapaea I enjoy looking at how pretty they are!
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Post by Liguus on Sept 25, 2015 15:55:00 GMT
I think I've read that the color inheritance in Cepaea is random, and the offspring could be any color, but I know some areas where the snails are almost all one color morph... Maybe there is more to the color inheritance than once thought... Exactly - this way they can spread to many different environments, and it's guaranteed some amount of them will blend in nicely with the surroundings. Yes but I've hatched eggs clusters that are 95% orange unbanded!
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Post by wolf on Sept 25, 2015 15:56:02 GMT
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mangoandlemon
Achatina tincta
Animals are not a choice for me. They are a lifestyle!
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Post by mangoandlemon on Sept 25, 2015 16:19:04 GMT
Thanks Wolf!
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Post by slimyrascal on Sept 26, 2015 18:33:50 GMT
I read the article, and inheritance is not random, but Mendelian.
It may look random because a snail can lay a clutch of eggs using sperm from different matings. They will in fact store sperm.
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