Quote Originally Posted by littleindiangirl View Post
I'm not gonna run and look up definitions, and I wasn't arguing if mine was right or not.
Guess now you are?

Like I said, many morphs are easily explained by what they are prohibiting in the body of the cell. Either by deletion of genes, or chromosomal aberration limiting certain functions.

I would hesitate to call simple snake morphs mutations. Rereading the definition states clearly that it is an event that changes the genetic structure. Any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence.
You said it yourself that some morphs are "easily" explained by turning certain things off in certain cells or changing things. That in itself is a mutation.

Sounds more like a mutated DNA strand and not a gene that is inherited that produces such effects. (even though I'm sure they are out there)
DNA is a just a sequence of genes. Also if it was a combination of mutated genes, morphs would not be passed down as easily as they are.



Either way, what does it really matter?
It really doesn't matter, its just the terms don't make sense the way you are using them.

Genetic disorders are more or less diseases and by saying all morphs are diseases is way off.