Quote Originally Posted by Serpent_Nirvana View Post
I'm not utterly blown away by the copper hypothesis -- I like the line of thought, but copper deficiency in mammals typically manifests with muscle wasting and/or neurologic signs, and neuro signs seem to be one thing most caramels are blissfully without.

Still looking for something (on a molecular level) to tie together at least the kinking and repro issues ... I mean, those two things don't have to be tied to the pigment deficit; the two genes could just be tightly linked ...
Hmm, copper deficiency can cause demineralization of the bone as well, which was most likely what brought that hypothesis about. Something about the mutation may make it more difficult for caramel albinos to properly allocate copper for bone formation, thus resulting in kinks.