What makes my sons ghost a ghost?

My son has the below snake and I've been trying to explain to him what makes it a ghost. Problem is I have no idea. Are there visual clues? Thanks for helping.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/01/u3e3e4eg.jpg


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The faded "ghostly" look. See how it appears to always be going into shed, and that blushed out head? Spoooooooky!

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Originally Posted by Rob

The faded "ghostly" look. See how it appears to always be going into shed, and that blushed out head? Spoooooooky!

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Ghost to me pretty much always look like they are about to shed

This should explain the ghost traits.
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...-Morphs-Ghosts

There's no pigment in the outer layer of skin. It only exists a layer down, so it gives it a 'glow' effect.

There are no true black pigments on a ghost, which is why the morph's "real" name is hypomelanistic.

Thanks for the help everyone, I appreciate it.

What line of ghost is that? I love how gray it is. Looks completely different from my OG girl.

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Originally Posted by Annarose15

There are no true black pigments on a ghost, which is why the morph's "real" name is hypomelanistic.

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This exactly. Hypomelanistic = a reduced amount of melanin which is what makes up the black pigment.

That picture looks a lot like one of my butterscotch ghosts.

Looks like a good enough place to ask this question... ;)

I understand the hypo-melanistic part, reduced amounts of black pigment, no problem there.
But does this mean the yellow pigments are unaffected? Just want to make sure I understand that correctly.