>>Hets are boas that come from a morph type trait (like albino) they look normal but carry the albino gene. So if bred with another het albino or albino can produce albinos.



Het applies to ANY trait whether visual or not. Simply stated means there is one abnormal gene paired with a different gene, typically a "normal" gene but could be a different abnormal gene. No traits in boas have been identified with multiple abnormal genes so for this discussion Het (or heterozygous) means one abnormal gene paired with one normal gene.



>>Hypos are a morph type that has reduced black pigment and more reds, oranges, pinks, etc.. There is no "het hypo" in the sence that if a boa is a hypo it is a visual hypo. There is no normal colored boa that can produce the hypo morph.



Hypo (also referred to as Salmon) is a Dominant abnormal gene. That means the abnormal gene is "stronger" than the normal gene and will show when the animal is heterozygous for that trait. Dominant morphs will also look mostly the same when homozygous or having both abnormal genes within that gene pair.





For example a double het (DH) for sunglow (hypo plus albino)would look like a hypo and have one albino gene.


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