Re: Hets and Hypos... help!?
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Originally Posted by
muddoc
Just a quick correction. Lacking melanin is also called Amelanistic or Albino. HYPOmelanistic is a reduction in melanin, but not a lack there of.
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Thanks for keeping my fingers straight.
Re: Hets and Hypos... help!?
Another quick addition, since I didn't see anyone mention it. Melanin is the pigment that produces the black color on an animal. So an albino or amelanistic has no black on it at all, and a hypomelanistic (hypo for short) has reduced black, resulting in a greyed out or ghostly appearance when added to an otherwise normal BP.
EDIT: In some other combinations, hypo can tend to brighten the colors.
You may have already known this but I figured it didn't hurt to clarify. :)
Re: Hets and Hypos... help!?
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Originally Posted by
kc261
Another quick addition, since I didn't see anyone mention it. Melanin is the pigment that produces the black color on an animal. So an albino or amelanistic has no black on it at all, and a hypomelanistic (hypo for short) has reduced black, resulting in a greyed out or ghostly appearance.
You may have already known this but I figured it didn't hurt to clarify. :)
Ooh, nice. I personally knew what it was but that probably helped a few people out. :gj:
