like corns, there may be more than one strain of hypomelanism at work



I agree! If that is true, that means that more than one gene is at work...which is, in my way of thinking defines polymorphic/polygentic/line breeding.





Also, adding the hypo gene to normal lines bred for reduced tipping,



Call the clean version Hypo - Type A (Tangerine Dream for example, the darker one in the following photograph)





banding,

Hypo - Type B (This one below is both a Type A and Type B among others as well, but I'm using it to illustrate the banding look.)



Note: This female was from an Extreme to Extreme pairing, but was NOT an extreme herself (RIP).





etc.

Call "etc.", for discussion sake, a true Hypo - Type C (The lighter one in the following photograph)







will also probably produce better looking hypo examples due to the line bred reduction of the black in the normal lines.



Exactly! A Hondo that is triple recessive (or more) for all types referenced above will be a pinbanded ultralight hypo or an Extreme. (Please reference Doug's post for a photo example).





It takes way more coats to cover up the dark color and you can still eventually end up with bleed through.



Yep, each dark coat removed is another type of Hypo gene (or layer) at work...in my opinion. The more dark coats or layers you remove the lighter the Hondo appears.



Thanks for your input.



-Rusty

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