To explain piebald pythons, study pets and lizards
New research with pythons and lizards identifies a gene that results in white blotches, or piebald coloration, in reptiles.
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New research with pythons and lizards identifies a gene that results in white blotches, or piebald coloration, in reptiles.
Researchers have located and successfully edited the gene responsible for reptilian color variants.
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