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08-Oct-08, 11:24 AM
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I know this seem like a really stupid post by i do not understand some of the terms these days such as
Albino- White with red eyes ???
Het- ???
Axanthic- ????
and aother common words like this also GREATLY appreciated becauyse im in the blue here lolol
cheers Scott
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08-Oct-08, 11:35 AM
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Albino is a genetic mutation and it's a recesive gene. Albinism is most commonly thought of as a white animal with red eyes(such as the albino olives, although they have a yellowish tint), but that's not always the case, like the albino darwins that have yellow and white with pink eyes. If you search for albino, you'll probably turn up several photos.
A het is an animal that carries the albino gene but doesn't show it, so it looks normal but if you breed two 'hets' together, the offspring that get the albino gene from both the parents will be albino. Some of the offspring will be 'possible hets' and some will be normal, it's just impossible to tell which are normal and which are hets until you breed them because they'll both look normal.
Axanthic I'm not too sure on the genetics of or how it works really so I won't even try to explain it in any detail, but the best example I can think of would be the axanthic BHPs.
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08-Oct-08, 11:48 AM
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kkk cheers what about hypo and stuff like that???
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08-Oct-08, 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by 8438478395783468  kkk cheers what about hypo and stuff like that??? | Hypomelanism is a reduction in black. If you do a search for 'hypo' bredli, you can find some good examples, though there are a lot of people that class things as 'hypo' that others wouldn't class the same.
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08-Oct-08, 11:53 AM
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Hypermelanism is an increase in black, if you have a look on snakeranch, their hypermelanistic bluetongues are a very good example.
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08-Oct-08, 11:53 AM
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axanthic is reduced or no orange i think.
Cameron
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08-Oct-08, 12:02 PM
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Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure anxthanics have no red or yellow pigment.
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08-Oct-08, 12:02 PM
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There's leucism as well, but I have no idea on the genetics of that so I looked it up for you:
From wiki
" Leucism is a condition characterized by reduced pigmentation in animals. Unlike albinism, it is caused by a reduction in all types of skin pigment, not just melanin."
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08-Oct-08, 12:03 PM
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Axanthic is a mutation that means tge animal has reduced yellow pigment.
Albinoism is the reduction of the black pigment melanin.
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08-Oct-08, 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by notechistiger Axanthic is a mutation that means tge animal has reduced yellow pigment.
Albinoism is the reduction of the black pigment melanin. | Thanks 
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08-Oct-08, 12:10 PM
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A true axanthic animal lacks all yellow/red pigment, not a reduction of it.
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08-Oct-08, 12:29 PM
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what does calico or something like that mean?
Will
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08-Oct-08, 12:32 PM
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Here is the genetics link that explains it all and more http://www.vmsherp.com/LCGenetics101.htm Axanthism
This genetic mutation slightly more difficult to comprehend. Red and yellow pigmentation is not synthesized by xanthophores. There is no red or yellow pigmentation present in these animals at all. Axanthic animals typically appear as black and white, with intermediate shades of gray.
However, in some axanthic specimens, yellow pigments in the form of carotenoids may be retained in the xanthophores. Additionally, certain iridophores may reflect light in such a manner as to appear yellow. Ordinarily, the iridophores are located in the same areas as the melanophores and are masked by the presence of the black pigment. This condition may cause dark areas to appear brownish, rather than a pure black. It is certain that multiple alleles are at work here, each uniquely influencing the appearance of the specimens involved.
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08-Oct-08, 12:37 PM
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Just to expand on the definition of 'hets", it doesnt specifically refer to recessive traits, but refers to having two differing alleles on the same gene. As blackthorn described, in a recessive mutation, having one allele of the recessive trait will (usually) mean that the desired trait will not be visable even though present, Hets for dominant and co-dominant traits will be visable, when dominant traits appear on both alleles then the appearance is no different from the het (natural variation excluded), but when a co-dom morph appears on both alleles then the visable characteristics change, becoming what is commonly referred to as a super form, Jags and lethal leusistics is probably the most common example.
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08-Oct-08, 12:51 PM
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breeding albino with albino how many of the clutch come out albino?
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