color morphs

[Wildside]

Originally Posted by Jlassiter

If both are absent it is anery....
If it was axanthic it could still have red.....but lack yellow.

But I am not a boa person....
I'm just explaining what each pigment mutation is.

I gotcha. The info I got could've been wrong or old. You'd think the morph explanations would be the same across the board?

[Jlassiter]

Originally Posted by Wildside

I gotcha. The info I got could've been wrong or old. You'd think the morph explanations would be the same across the board?

LOL...I've argued this with alot of the boa, python, corn, gecko and other breeders before.

The definitions the Lampropeltis guys use are closer to the true definitions of the pigment mutations. And that is only because the three pigments (black, yellow and red) are clearly visible on Lampropeltis. In nice little bands....LOL

I don't think the terms are used the same across the board...

Then there's pattern mutations we "name" along with mulitple homozygotes and T+ mutations.

The most commonly misused term is Hypomelanistic......

They are merely neat, little names we as humans try to classify them under.
No one really knows exactly what is going on with their genetics. We are just trying to make it easier to identify or so everyone knows what is being discussed when mentioned.

[Wildside]

Originally Posted by Jlassiter

LOL...I've argued this with alot of the boa, python, corn, gecko and other breeders before.

The definitions the Lampropeltis guys use are closer to the true definitions of the pigment mutations. And that is only because the three pigments (black, yellow and red) are clearly visible on Lampropeltis. In nice little bands....LOL

I don't think the terms are used the same across the board...

Then there's pattern mutations we "name" along with mulitple homozygotes and T+ mutations.

The most commonly misused term is Hypomelanistic......

They are merely neat, little names we as humans try to classify them under.
No one really knows exactly what is going on with their genetics. We are just trying to make it easier to identify or so everyone knows what is being discussed when mentioned.

What exactly is the definition of hypo? I think they should be the same. Making up names can be reserved for pattern morphs.