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Chimera Ghost/Snow

Murder Serpent

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimera_(genetics)
 
I think he's saying it's a chimera...having 2 different sets of dna, essentially 2 snakes fused into one, so that one cell might have a different genetic makeup than it's neighbor cell...giving it a mosaic look (in this case ghost and a snow made up this animal, as 2 different dna sets)

Whether it's an actual chimera or not I don't know, I have no experience with chimeric snakes. :shrugs:
 
ZoologyGirl said:
I think he's saying it's a chimera...having 2 different sets of dna, essentially 2 snakes fused into one, so that one cell might have a different genetic makeup than it's neighbor cell...giving it a mosaic look (in this case ghost and a snow made up this animal, as 2 different dna sets)

Whether it's an actual chimera or not I don't know, I have no experience with chimeric snakes. :shrugs:
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INTERESTING idea. How would one "prove" that though? I've heard of people with two sets of DNA... one their own and the other from an absorbed twin (I think there was even a CSI episode regarding a "Chimera").
 
The_Thunderer said:
INTERESTING idea. How would one "prove" that though? I've heard of people with two sets of DNA... one their own and the other from an absorbed twin (I think there was even a CSI episode regarding a "Chimera").
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You would have to take DNA samples from each area and determine if they are the same or not. My guess is it's just an anomaly from incubation temps or something else along those lines...:shrugs:
 
Very interesting snake, and idea!

I wonder what a chimera snake would produce in a breeding? I'm guessing both sets of dna could be passed along to different offspring. That may be a way to test it out, although i doubt it would be easy considering that if it is **simply** a paradox snow you'd still have to deal with a possible het hypo turning up and messing with the results.

And thunderer, i know there was a House episode with a woman who turned out to be a chimera, having absorbed her twin.
 
tbtusk said:
Very interesting snake, and idea!

I wonder what a chimera snake would produce in a breeding?
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I'm assuming that it would depend on what the genetic makeup of the reproductive organs are. The genetic make up the cells that produce sperm or eggs would likely determine the genetic make up of the sperm or eggs themself.
 
I recall a few years ago on another board someone had a tri-colored rat that some of us thought was chimeric. They bred that rat back to his offspring over and over trying to reproduce the trait and were unsuccessful.
 
ZoologyGirl said:
I'm assuming that it would depend on what the genetic makeup of the reproductive organs are. The genetic make up the cells that produce sperm or eggs would likely determine the genetic make up of the sperm or eggs themself.
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Hmm. Interesting. I wonder.

I had been thinking that the actual reproductive cells could be from either set of dna (for example, the cells in the male which split into two sperm cells could be carrying either set of dna) but idk.:shrugs:
 
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