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Questions about gynandromorphism and chimeras in Ambystoma mexicanum

SludgeMunkey

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After reading this article I got to wondering if any instances of gynandromorphism has been identified in the chimeric GFP axolotls floating around the planet.

A bit of research did not turn up anything on the subject. I ask this only as the cause of gynandromorphism sounded very, very much to me like the explanations I have read for chimeras in axolotls.

Or perhaps I have been hitting the sleep deprivation/coffee/ brine shrimp hatching a bit too much...
 
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