The Desert Ghost does not always have the genetic reduced pattern. Just my .02 cents is the Desert Ghost is just another line of the Hypo gene. If you look at the Desert Ghost Super Pastel and the Ghost Super Pastel they look very similar. Also if you look at the Butter Desert Ghost and the Butter Ghost they look similar. Do they look exactly alike? No, but a butter Green ghost and butter Orange ghost don't look the same either and you don't see people going nuts looking for Green Ghosts or butterscotch ghosts! To date I am not really excited about any of the combo morphs I have seen come out of the Desert Ghost project. I would be very interested in seeing the result of a Desert Ghost to Orange Ghost combo.