Hypomelanism reduces black ... allowing for a more clear view of color ... in turn allowing for more effecient selective breeding towards color.

Its the same principle as with pastels. The only difference being pastels are a selective bred polygenic trait while hypos are a freak of nature single gene mutation.

Because of the increased effenciency of breeding for color in the (hypo) line, the normals could very well have nice color tied to them as well (just cant see it for the most part, at least in comparison to the hypos... its hiding under the melanin).

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• Hypo sibling question for the Hypo breeders - morgans boas, Sat May 28 22:13:21 2005
• Have not yet bred hypos, but.... - drimes, Sat May 28 22:18:53 2005
• RE: Have not yet bred hypos, but.... - callmedaddie, Sat May 28 23:43:57 2005
• RE: Have not yet bred hypos, but.... - morgans boas, Sun May 29 00:06:47 2005
• RE: Have not yet bred hypos, but.... - callmedaddie, Sun May 29 00:09:40 2005
• RE: Have not yet bred hypos, but.... - mdc, Sun May 29 10:28:40 2005
• heh, my answer is almost identical to your last post ironicly: - topnotchboas, Sun May 29 00:40:15 2005
• Forgot to note, I have yet to breed hypos... very soon though! - topnotchboas, Sun May 29 00:42:38 2005
• RE: I could'nt agree more..... but - callmedaddie, Sun May 29 01:23:34 2005
• Rainshadow Addressed That "Selling Point ",,,, - Randy_Middleton, Sun May 29 06:12:42 2005
• Me too... - Rainshadow, Sun May 29 06:37:32 2005
• RE: Me too... - callmedaddie, Sun May 29 10:13:17 2005
• Some believe that Hypo siblings are cleaner - michaelburton, Sun May 29 12:26:36 2005