But a True Ghost which a cross between an axanthic and a hypomelenistic ball python....maybe thats what he was refering too?
yeah that could be it.
07-04-2005, 05:45 AM
hhw
Re: Morphs
A het may or may not be a visibile morph, it depends on the gene.
Pastels for instance are heterozygous, with the homozygous form being the super pastel. This is true for any dominant, codominant, or incomplete dominant gene. This also ncludes Spiders and Mojaves.
As people use it in the BP trade however, het will almost always refer to a recessive gene, in which case the animal will not be visibly distinguishable from a normal ball python. This is the case with Albinos, Pieds, and Axanthics.
In any case, be VERY careful dealing with hets. Since there is no way to prove whether or not a given animal is really a het for a recessive gene until it breeds, many crooks in the trade try to pass off normal ball pythons as hets.
