It's all about precedences. To-date all phenotypic names, with a Marble descriptor means it has the Marble gene. If you ask someone with an understanding of angelfish genetics what the genetics of a Smokey Marble, Albino Marble, Orange Marble, Leopard Marble, or Marble has in its genotype, I bet 99% would say it has Marble. Throw in a newbie and tell them that all the above have the marble gene and then ask them what a Platinum Marble has, what do you think their answer would be? My point is that the precedence is too global and deeply set to the point where it cannot be ignored.
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