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Arctic Axanthic
The genetics
Axanthic
Axanthic is a recessive mutation that removes yellow (xanthin) pigment while leaving melanin intact. The result is a gray, black, and white snake that keeps its normal pattern and dark eyes but loses all warm coloration.
Arctic
Arctic is an incomplete-dominant gene that tends to brighten, clean up, and cool the overall appearance of a Western Hognose. Arctic animals often show a lighter base color, sharper contrast, cleaner pattern, brighter coloration, white outlines around pattern elements, and speckling/flecking compared to non-Arctic animals.
What makes a Axanthic Arctic
- Two copies of Axanthic — recessive, so it only shows when paired up.
- One copy of Arctic — the single-gene Arctic form (incomplete dominant).
This describes the genetics of the animal itself — not the odds from a pairing. Outcome odds are the Genetics Calculator's job.
More in the Axanthic family
The same base with its Arctic and Anaconda modifier variants.
Axanthic
AxanthicAxanthic Antarctic
Axanthic
Axanthic Anaconda
Axanthic
Axanthic Arctic Anaconda
Axanthic
Silver Streak
AxanthicAxanthic Superarctic
Axanthic
Axanthic Arctic Superconda
AxanthicSuperarctic Axanthic Conda
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