Hello,
Thursday, December 14, 2000, 6:53:14 PM, you wrote:
O> Can anyone tell me what "Het" and "Hypo" mean? I think it has something to
O> do with genetics...not sure just how though..
"Het" is short for heterozygous, a genetics term, that means having two different
alleles, or types, of a single gene.
"Hypo" refers to hypomelanistic. Hypomelanistic animals
have, as the name implies, less melanin than normal. This may or may
not be a genetic trait.
I hope this helps.
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Best regards,
Tony mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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