Hypo or het?

[k0rneliuz]

Not sure if this should even go in /this/ forum, but here goes..

I understand what het means, but what is /hypo/ ?

	Heterozygous Heterozygous - the animal carries the gene for a genetic trait but does not outwardly demonstrate the trait. Example: A boa that is het for albino looks normal but carries the albino gene. When it is bred to another het for albino boa or an albino boa, a percentage of the offspring will be albino.

[SoundUnsleep]

Hypo means reduced pigmentation (the black pigment is missing: hypomelanistic).

[k0rneliuz]

ah, gotcha.

thanks

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[k0rneliuz]

I'm curious.. .is there a chart of sorts around that shows things like

1 normal + 1 albino will yield what %normal %het %albino
1 het + 1 albino = %albino %het

?

	Heterozygous Heterozygous - the animal carries the gene for a genetic trait but does not outwardly demonstrate the trait. Example: A boa that is het for albino looks normal but carries the albino gene. When it is bred to another het for albino boa or an albino boa, a percentage of the offspring will be albino.

[SoundUnsleep]

If you want to research some interesting morphs, I would suggest you visit ralphdavisreptiles.com (there's a page titled BIRTHING_RECORD <- you'll like it!).

	Morph A morph is a color or pattern variation that is proven to be genetic. Common morphs include albino, anerythristic, gentically striped, Hypomelanistic, and many others. Morphs also include combinations of simple traits such as "Sunglow" which is Albino and Hypomelanistic. These traits may be recessive traits, co-dominant traits, dominant traits, or created through selective breeding (ie Pastel).

[VenomMike]

Yes K0rn, you can find a morph calculator online for most reptiles: balls, burms, corns, milks, kings...Just type in your two parents and you will get the offspring as a ratio or as a %.

It's not magic its only based on punnet squares. There are tutorials online to show how they work. The morph calculators are great if you have two parents and want to know the offspring but to answer questions like:

What can I breed with a opal corn to get lavenders?
What can I breed with a het albino burm to get only hets?
Wht can I breed to make a tripple het?

a basic understanding of inheritance is important.

	Heterozygous Heterozygous - the animal carries the gene for a genetic trait but does not outwardly demonstrate the trait. Example: A boa that is het for albino looks normal but carries the albino gene. When it is bred to another het for albino boa or an albino boa, a percentage of the offspring will be albino.

	Morph A morph is a color or pattern variation that is proven to be genetic. Common morphs include albino, anerythristic, gentically striped, Hypomelanistic, and many others. Morphs also include combinations of simple traits such as "Sunglow" which is Albino and Hypomelanistic. These traits may be recessive traits, co-dominant traits, dominant traits, or created through selective breeding (ie Pastel).

[VenomMike]

Originally Posted by k0rneliuz

I'm curious.. .is there a chart of sorts around that shows things like

1 normal + 1 albino will yield what %normal %het %albino
1 het + 1 albino = %albino %het

?

RR x rr(albino)= 4 x (Rr) ie. 100% het animals
Rr(het) x rr(albino) = 2 x (Rr) : 2 x (rr) ie. 50% het and 50% albinos

Remember this is just a projection every mating is a throw of the dice chances are you will get 50/50 but it is entirly possible to get only hets or only albinos...that's what keeps it interesting.

	Heterozygous Heterozygous - the animal carries the gene for a genetic trait but does not outwardly demonstrate the trait. Example: A boa that is het for albino looks normal but carries the albino gene. When it is bred to another het for albino boa or an albino boa, a percentage of the offspring will be albino.

[k0rneliuz]

thanks for the responses!

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[k0rneliuz]

Originally Posted by VenomMike

RR x rr(albino)= 4 x (Rr) ie. 100% het animals
Rr(het) x rr(albino) = 2 x (Rr) : 2 x (rr) ie. 50% het and 50% albinos
Remember this is just a projection every mating is a throw of the dice chances are you will get 50/50 but it is entirly possible to get only hets or only albinos...that's what keeps it interesting.

gotcha. thanks

	Heterozygous Heterozygous - the animal carries the gene for a genetic trait but does not outwardly demonstrate the trait. Example: A boa that is het for albino looks normal but carries the albino gene. When it is bred to another het for albino boa or an albino boa, a percentage of the offspring will be albino.

[BWSmith]

Originally Posted by SoundUnsleep

Hypo means reduced pigmentation (the black pigment is missing: hypomelanistic).

That is incorrect. Hypomelanistic is reduced melanin (black pigment), Amelanistic (albino) is missing melanin.

[Freakkboy]

Originally Posted by BWSmith

That is incorrect. Hypomelanistic is reduced melanin (black pigment), Amelanistic (albino) is missing melanin.

Man, beat me to it....
That was the only thing i know....lol

[Ranger]

Hypo, from the Greek, means "under" so a hypomelanistic snake is "undermelanined" or has less melanin than normal. A hypodermic needle goes "under the skin" (hypo - dermis).

Hyper, on the other hand, means "over" like hyperbole, an exageration, literally "overthrown." So hypermelanism is above normal presence of melanin (like a melanogaster).