is a pink lamb a genetic mutation (its a lamb without hair)

Question: is a pink lamb a genetic mutation (its a lamb without hair)
- Keywords:
  animal,
  gene,
  lamb,
  mutation,
  pink
Asked by phaysee to Alison, Artem, Caroline, John, Gunther on 15 Jun 2012.
- Artem Evdokimov answered on 15 Jun 2012:
  
  If you’re referring to the tabloid fodder from Nigeria – that’s likely a developmental defect (and a pretty severe one) – could be caused by a number of factors like exposure to chemicals while in the womb, genetic anomaly, disease of the mother, and so on.

adelleemalloryy98 commented on 18 Jun 2012:

ive never seen a lamb with pink hair.. unless its had a shave..

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Question: is a pink lamb a genetic mutation (its a lamb without hair)