Beaumont Buffalo | Mutations | Somatic, Chimera, Vitiligo by ExVenor

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Beaumont Buffalo | Mutations | Somatic, Chimera, Vitiligo

Postby ExVenor » Tue Jul 18, 2023 5:34 am

Dilute Taupe Wildtype Somatic - Dilute Taupe Wildtype and Brindled Black with Snowflake Chimera - Dilute Taupe Wildtype Vitiligo
Brockled Bald Face on Shaded Slate with Somatic - Brockled Bald Face on Shaded Slate and Ivory Wildtype Chimera - Brockled Bald Face on Shaded Slate with Vitiligo
Dilute Black with Somatic - Dilute Black and Solid Red Chimera - Dilute Black with Vitiligo


    Somatic Mutations: A small section of one locus is 'turned off' displaying what would visually be underneath or alternatively leaves unusual lines of scattered white in a direction that flows vertically with the shape of the body.
      1st example: the slate gene has been turned off, so the maple is showing through the taupe in that section.
      2nd example: something occurred in-utero to damage some colour cells, leaving a white 'brindle'
      3rd example: the dilute part (aka bleached gene) has been turned off in a section, showing the normal black underneath

    Chimeras: At some point, in-utero twins merged into a single calf. The resulting calf will have the genotype from both animals. These buffalo can display chimerism in two ways.
      Visual Chimera: You can outwardly see the two different phenotypes present in the animal.
      Reproductive Chimera: You cannot see the different phenotypes, but the internal organs have been affected. This can result in a buffalo producing calves it does not look like it has the genes to produce.

    Vitiligo: Random sections of cells lose their ability to produce colour, continuing to spread over time. Typically starting around soft-spots (i.e. eyes, mouth, under tail) and eventually covering majority of the animal.
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