Photo by Christine Cotter · Ectotherm Empire · Instagram
Juvenile female Albino Ghost
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Component genes
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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.
Hypo
(Evans/Dutch Hypo) — Hypo is a recessive, true hypomelanistic mutation that reduces rather than eliminates melanin. Dorsal blotches come out brighter and more saturated — often orange instead of brown — while the dark eyes are retained.
What makes a Snow Ghost
- Two copies of Albino — recessive, so it only shows when paired up.
- Two copies of Axanthic — recessive, so it only shows when paired up.
- Two copies of Hypo — recessive, so it only shows when paired up.
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 Ghost family
The same base with its Arctic and Anaconda modifier variants.
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