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Hypo

marchettid

marchettid

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The only color morph/pattern I dont understand is HYPO. For some reason I want to understand it as a trait that either adds or reduces intensity of a color morph. For example, a hypo Lavander. How does the hypo affect the look of this snake?

any information about HYPO is greatly appreciated.

doug
 
It's not that it adds or reduces -intensity- it's that it reduces the amount of black pigment present on the snake.

So, for example, a hypo 'normal' morph would have reduced black markings.
A hypo 'anery' would be grey instead of black.
And so on.
 
And "hypo" can get confusing as there are currently 5 separate known genes that result in a hypomelanistic appearance of some sort...hypo A, Sunkissed, ultra, lava and Christmas. Hypo A is the most widely seen gene, at this time anyway, and unless it is otherwise mentioned, the gene assumed to be present when someone calls a corn a hypo, ghost, hypolav, etc.

Here are some comparison pics of how hypo A affects the various morphs:

Normal
Normal_31_-_2.JPG

Hypomelanistic normal
Hypo_82_-_close_up.JPG

Anery motleys and hypomelanistic anery motleys (ghost motleys)
Anery_Mot_Plus_babies_July_05.JPG

Caramel
Talasi_Jan_06.JPG

Hypomelanistic caramel (Amber)
Taku_Dec_05.JPG

Charcoal
Elvira_June_06_-_close_up.JPG

Hypomelanistic charcoal (Phantom)
Xaviera_-_July_05_-_close_up.JPG
 
Wow, I'm surprised at the amount of yellow on that Phantom. Would it have come in on the hypo side of the mix?
 
Susan said:
And "hypo" can get confusing as there are currently 5 separate known genes that result in a hypomelanistic appearance of some sort...hypo A, Sunkissed, ultra, lava and Christmas. Hypo A is the most widely seen gene, at this time anyway, and unless it is otherwise mentioned, the gene assumed to be present when someone calls a corn a hypo, ghost, hypolav, etc.
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Has "Christmas" been proven out to be a separate gene? Last I heard it hadn't been tried into all of the known hypos. But I could just be out of the loop.

And that hypo corn sure looks like an ultramel to me. I guess it just goes to show how much variation there can be!! (That and the fact that ultra is such a bizzare gene.)
 
According to the 2006 Edition of the Cornsnake Morph Guide, "Christmas" has been bred to the other 4 hypos and has produced all normal offspring.

I don't think the amount of yellow on the phantom has anything to do with the hypo gene. It's just that particular snake's coloration.

That hypo hatchling is one that I produced myself, and the only known ultra gene in my collection belongs to my '05 golddust, and he is still too young to have had a chance at any of my females. Since 90% of the hypo genes in my collection originated from a single ghost motley male and ghost female, I've been very lucky to produce mostly light/bright hypos and ghosts.
 
Susan said:
According to the 2006 Edition of the Cornsnake Morph Guide, "Christmas" has been bred to the other 4 hypos and has produced all normal offspring.
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Well there you have it. I have the 2004 edition.

That hypo hatchling is one that I produced myself, and the only known ultra gene in my collection belongs to my '05 golddust, and he is still too young to have had a chance at any of my females. Since 90% of the hypo genes in my collection originated from a single ghost motley male and ghost female, I've been very lucky to produce mostly light/bright hypos and ghosts.
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I have no doubt that it's a hypo as you say. Just saying it looks very ultramelish to me. If you're getting snakes like that thare are just hypos, excellent, they look great!
 
Susan,

I thought the Anery C or Charcoal was lacking in yellow pigment which was one of the things that set it apart from Anery A. Is it not true then that Charcoals are lacking in yellow?
 
Weebonilass said:
Susan,

I thought the Anery C or Charcoal was lacking in yellow pigment which was one of the things that set it apart from Anery A. Is it not true then that Charcoals are lacking in yellow?
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When charcoals first appeared, that was the theory, but it has since been proven a falsehood. Many charcoals can and do have yellow.
 
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