Gecko Time: Keeping Leopard Geckos as an articist science

Read some preliminary information about genetic sequencing of the leopard gecko genome. This article includes interesting background about why this is desirable and how it will benefit the hobbyist. It was written by a forum member who has posted about this topic to the forum in the past: Leopard Geckos: A Hobby Developing to an Artistic Science - Gecko Time - Gecko Time

Aliza

Nice intro to the project. It would be something worth having, but it's a long road to get there.

indyana said:

Nice intro to the project. It would be something worth having, but it's a long road to get there.

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Yes, it certainly will be a long road to get there. It's not going to be easy, simple or painless. If it were, it wouldn't be research

And a thing I want to emphasize is that the analyses do not guarantee the identification of the varying regions. The sequencing can be done using many different methods, each with their own drawbacks and strengths leading to a certain resolution of the sequencing. Much like photos have various resolution, some methods can capture apparent details that stick out, but the minute details may not be detected.

Once I speak to the representatives of the sequencing company about the methodologies they offer and so on, I will spend a good deal over Thanksgiving and Christmas to further plan things out and keep people updated along the way.