Hets and Hypos... help!?

[Freakie_frog]

Just a quick correction. Lacking melanin is also called Amelanistic or Albino. HYPOmelanistic is a reduction in melanin, but not a lack there of.

Bingo!!!

Brain Fart!!

Thanks for keeping my fingers straight.

[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 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.

[gothkenny]

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.