Genetics
- Inheritance
- Recessive
- Locus
- TYR (candidate)
Tremper Albino is recessive. A gecko with two copies of the Tremper allele shows the trait.
Established Pinto et al. (2023) · Ullate-Agote et al. (2026)
Researchers identified a candidate change in TYR, a gene involved in melanin production. The Tremper strain should be tracked separately from Bell and Rainwater.
Preliminary Ullate-Agote et al. (2026)
One copy · carrier
A gecko with one Tremper copy and one reference copy carries the allele without showing Tremper Albino.
Established Pinto et al. (2023) · Ullate-Agote et al. (2026)
Two copies · visual Tremper Albino
Tremper Albino is recessive. A gecko with two copies of the Tremper allele shows the trait.
Established Pinto et al. (2023) · Ullate-Agote et al. (2026)
Appearance
Dark pigment is reduced; patterned areas can be light brown or tan, and yellow pigment can still be present. Appearance alone cannot establish the albino strain.
Established Ullate-Agote et al. (2026)
Related morphs
Sources & references
- The revised reference genome of the leopard gecko provides insight into the considerations of genome phasing and assemblyPinto et al. (2023) · Peer-reviewed study · Checked
- Candidate genes underlying hypomelanistic morphs in squamate reptilesUllate-Agote et al. (2026) · Peer-reviewed study · Checked