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[RandyRemington]

I personaly believe butters and lessers are just different blood lines of the same gene, kind of like Axanthics.

I think there may be some newer Axanthic lines that are just different lines but the original VPI, TSK, and Jolliff lines appear to be different genes all together. They are just all called axanthics based on what the animal looks like but I think it would be more accurate to call them different mutations that different lines.

I also believe that lessers and butters, mojaves, phantoms are basicly different versions of the same gene but happen to be on a different loci (in other words the "damaged" gene is the same, but happens to be on a different chromosome)

While I do agree on those (and several others - Vin Russo, special, and hidden) appearing to be the same gene I don't think that gene moves at all (right?). I think they are just each mutated in slightly different ways. I'm not sure exactly how the start and end of a gene is defined but within the gene I believe there is a quite a bit of information and it looks like multiple different mistakes have happen to this particular gene.