Originally Posted by
fisherman
As a FYI these are not mutations.They are the product of genetic engineering.Mendel did it almost a century before and many scientist after with D. melanogaster.
As far A.ocellaris being a "snow" and A.percula being a "picasso" is a line in the sand.
I understand that they are now being bred to retain these new characteristics, but they start off as a variation from the natural characteristic phenotype which in essence is a mutation. That variation is then bred into other fish and the trait is carried on from line to line and may soon be expressed very differently in future offspring. This may be a result of hybridization between lines in wild populations. Also the reason many geneticists us fruit flies is because of the frequency of mutations that can be observed in short periods of time.
Last edited by apedroza; Sat, 18th Dec 2010 at 12:25 AM.
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