Hypomelanistic California Kingsnake

Recessive morph

Inheritance
Recessive
Super form
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Allelic with
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How Hypomelanistic is inherited

Hypomelanistic is recessive: a california kingsnake needs two copies to show it. Animals with one copy look normal but are "het Hypomelanistic" and pass the gene to about half their babies.

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Breeding outcomes

Odds per egg. Try your own pairing in the genetics calculator.

Hypomelanistic × Normal

  • 100%Normal · het Hypomelanistic

Hypomelanistic × het Hypomelanistic

  • 50%Hypomelanistic
  • 50%Normal · het Hypomelanistic

het Hypomelanistic × het Hypomelanistic

  • 75%Normal · 67% poss. het Hypomelanistic
  • 25%Hypomelanistic

Hypomelanistic × Hypomelanistic

  • 100%Hypomelanistic
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Other california kingsnake morphs

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