@LauraRBelin @DarthSweetums Yes, it is the same problem - the same gene that is responsible for the coat color also causes deafness, apparently there is a similar mechanism for mink and mice. https://t.co/p11hNY8LYk
@samnottheclub If you wanna get into the weeds on it, this article is pretty good: https://t.co/9Ja37H5wBL Just make sure you really read it all, because the abstract lists several genes associated with "deafness or white pigmentation" but that doesn't me
@eigenrobot @selentelechia I'm hoping that eating dog shit will change my eye color due to gut bacteria's ability to shift immune function, impact hair loss (tied to hearing), and possibly chelate heavy metals, and ties to ocular microbes. https://t.co/obo
Thinking about Waardenburg syndrome's impact on hair/eye color + hearing, and how that would impact the flight behavior of animals with the condition. https://t.co/dR8VZsYgps A deaf sheep doesn't spook from a car, also doesn't hear the wolf or the eagle.