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Originally Posted by whiskersmom
Should experiments such as this be performed by just breeders? By anyone?
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Intentionally? I sure don't think so. Would we think it ok to intentionally breed children with Downs Syndrome? After all, its just the bodies way of expressing a genetic error.
Remember, unlike some of the parallels, this is not a simple color morph. Its not harmless linebreeding, which is a politically correct term for breeding animals that ARE closely genetically linked that in NORMAL husbandry is normally done to get rid of undesirable traits and genetic imperfections. I grew up on a ranch, and on top of 16000 chickens, we also bred dogs and horses.
This is breeding to exploit a genetic abnormality, not color, but an actual absence of a couple layers of epidermis.