Question

"the magic zoo" poem question answer
4. What was so strange about penguins with yellow spots?
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Answer 1

The penguin has lost the carotenoid or yellow-orange-red pigment in its beak and the melanin pigment in its feathers, while retaining the yellow pigment in its feathers. So the genetic and cellular machinery for some pigments were knocked out whereas others were not.

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