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Pastel? Hypomelanistic?

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Posted by: ssdd666 at Tue May 10 02:49:33 2005   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by ssdd666 ]  
   

Im confused... after reading the section on kingsnake about boa morphs Im confused as to the difference between a hypomelanistic and a pastel. From what I understand, they both lack the chemical that produces black colors. But there has to be more to than that... can someone furthur explain this?

   

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