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Juvenile male Crystal Diamond
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Component genes
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Superarctic Coral
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.
Lavender
Lavender is a recessive, tyrosinase-positive (T+) form of albino. It produces a soft gray-lavender body with a purple tongue and eyes; hatchlings often carry a reddish tint that fades to lavender-gray with age.
Arctic x2
Superarctic is the two-copy (super) form of the Arctic gene — not a separate gene. It produces a stronger, more dramatic expression of the Arctic look: brighter, cleaner, often with very strong black-and-white contrast. It occurs when a hognose inherits Arctic from both parents.
What makes a Crystal Diamond
- Two copies of Albino — recessive, so it only shows when paired up.
- Two copies of Lavender — recessive, so it only shows when paired up.
- Two copies of Arctic — the 'Superarctic' super form.
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 Coral family
The same base with its Arctic and Anaconda modifier variants.
Coral
CoralCoral Frost
Coral
Coral Arctic
CoralCoral Anaconda
Coral
Coral Arctic Anaconda
CoralCoral Superconda
CoralFairy Floss
CoralCrystal Diamond Anaconda
CoralCrystal Diamond Superconda
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