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Component genes
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The genetics
Albino
Albino is a recessive, amelanistic mutation in which melanin is absent entirely. The normal blotched pattern stays visible but loses all black pigment, leaving red, orange, or yellow tones with red eyes.
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 Snow Arctic
- Two copies of Albino — recessive, so it only shows when paired up.
- 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 Snow family
The same base with its Arctic and Anaconda modifier variants.
Snow
SnowSnow Antarctic
Snow
Yeti
Snow
Yeti Arctic
Snow
Super Yeti
SnowAvalanche
SnowSuper Yeti Arctic
SnowSummit
SnowSuper Avalanche
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