Touch Of Albino ?
07-31-2007, 10:49 AM
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Touch Of Albino ?
We have several pictures of a deer that is much lighter in color than the rest. Is there such a thing as a deer having a trace of albino or could it just be light in color ? Here is a picture of her with another to compare.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y272/luke35whelan/deer/7-30hh.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y272/luke35whelan/deer/7-30hh.jpg
Here are a few more pictures. I'd say she's a good bit lighter, they all look the same on the grill though. 
07-31-2007, 02:35 PM
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RE: Touch Of Albino ?
there is no such thing as a deer that's kind of albino, to have an albino you need to have two parents witha matching recessive gene for an albino to be produced. this doe is probably just lighter, there are some deer that are almost black so i lighter deer is definately a possiblilty
08-01-2007, 10:56 PM
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RE: Touch Of Albino ?
hmm.... lets have a little lesson on deer genetics...
Albino deer are pure white with pink eyes and pink hooves. They lack all pigment and are easily sunburnt. To have an albino you have to have two parents (they can both be brown, they just need the gene) that have the matching reccessive gene for albinism.
Piebald deer are NOT half brown half albino, they are a competely different set of genes. Piebald deer are three colors (white, brown, and gray) in random spots on their bodies. To have piebald you need one piebald parent, there is a 50/50 chance to have a piebald. Most commonly there is one brown and one piebald in a set of twins from a piebald. Most piebalds with white around the face or eye area have blue eyes, not pink. They can also have normal brown eyes.
White deer are white with brown eyes, black hooves, or a black nose. They may have all three, they may have only one. They are pure white, but have pigment in those three areas. I'm not completely sure what you need to have a white deer, but i think it's a 50/50 chance....
Albino deer are pure white with pink eyes and pink hooves. They lack all pigment and are easily sunburnt. To have an albino you have to have two parents (they can both be brown, they just need the gene) that have the matching reccessive gene for albinism.
Piebald deer are NOT half brown half albino, they are a competely different set of genes. Piebald deer are three colors (white, brown, and gray) in random spots on their bodies. To have piebald you need one piebald parent, there is a 50/50 chance to have a piebald. Most commonly there is one brown and one piebald in a set of twins from a piebald. Most piebalds with white around the face or eye area have blue eyes, not pink. They can also have normal brown eyes.
White deer are white with brown eyes, black hooves, or a black nose. They may have all three, they may have only one. They are pure white, but have pigment in those three areas. I'm not completely sure what you need to have a white deer, but i think it's a 50/50 chance....
